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TURNER, Curtis Franklin
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
04-03-1988

BRISTOW - Mr. Curtis Franklin Turner, 81, of Bristow, died Thursday in a Tulsa hospital.

Funeral services will be at 2 pm Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Bristow under the direction of Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home.

Mr. Turner was born in Binger, Indian Territory, and graduated from Drumright High School.

He was and educator for more than 40 years. Mr. Turner was a teacher and principal for 39 years and served four years on the Tulsa school board.

At the time of his death, Mr. Turner was president of the Creek County Retired Teachers Association. He also was a member of the Bristow Noon Lions Club, the Bristow City Planning Commission and the Bristow First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife Helen; daughters Jane Jones of Grove, and Lynn Grissom of Hollywood, CA; brothers Eugene of Prague, Lawrence of Cushing, and Covert of Broken Arrow; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Friends are contributing to the Lions Club Boys Ranch at Perkins.