Chester C. Turner
b. 17 December 1906, d. 5 August 1999
- Father: Joseph Constant Turner b. 23 December 1877, d. 10 January 1951
- Mother: Dora Amelia Barrington b. 27 June 1882, d. 10 December 1974
- Chester C. Turner was born on 17 December 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Joseph Constant Turner and Dora Amelia Barrington appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 131 Paxon Street and two 18-year-old male boarders.. Other members of the household included Chester C. Turner, Joseph B. Turner, Walter J. Turner and Walter Benjamin Turner.
- Joseph Constant Turner and Dora Amelia Barrington appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 115 Paxon Street. Other members of the household included Chester C. Turner, Joseph B. Turner and Walter J. Turner.
- Joseph Constant Turner and Dora Amelia Barrington appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Mountainville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at 146 South Lehigh Avenue. Other members of the household included Chester C. Turner, Walter J. Turner.
- He was proprietor of a garage, according to the 1930 census.
- Chester C. Turner died on 5 August 1999 at age 92 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at Lehigh Center.
- The following appeared on 7 August 1999 in The Morning Call: Chester C. Turner, 92, of Coopersburg, died Thursday, Aug. 5, in Lehigh Center, Macungie. He was the husband of Marion E. (Martyn) Turner. They were married for 68 years in June.
He was a mechanic for Mack Trucks Inc., Allentown, for many years until retiring. Previously he was a self-employed mechanic.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Joseph C. and Dora A. (Barrington) Turner.
He was a member of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired of Lehigh County and the Blind Bowlers Association.
Survivors: Wife; daughters, Louise M., wife of John Buttery of Coopersburg and Susan M., wife of Willard Moyer of East Greenville; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services: Private. No calling hours. Arrangements, K.V. Knopp Funeral Home, Allentown.
- Last Edited: 20 Mar 2015