Charles Beard Turney

68 year old Charles Beard Turney of Alexandria died Monday at the Pavilion in Lebanon. He was born in Wilson County and was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Turney was also a Methodist and he served in the U.S. Army. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown. Burial will be in the Prosperity Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until the service. Turney was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Turney and a brother, John Kenneth Turney. Survivors include his wife, Thelma Jean Capps Turney of Alexandria. Children, Scott and wife Kelly Carman of Elgin, South Carolina; Tabitha and husband Cory Huddleston of Lebanon; and Amanda and husband Jason Deakins of Lebanon. Seven grandchildren, Jessica, Jacob, Miranda, and Grace Carman, Andrea Huddleston, Kayleigh, and Jordan Deakins. Step-sons, Jerry and Randall Haslam of Murfreesboro. Eight step grandchildren and four step great grandchildren. Devoted friend, Jerry Dutton. Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown is in charge of the arrangements.