Terry Turner

Terry Dean Turner, 58-year-old resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed quickly from this life on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at his house, with family members at his side. Terry was born in Dallas, Oregon on March 11, 1960, the firstborn child of Roscoe Charles and Mary (Krehbiel) Turner. After his childhood in Oregon, Georgia, and Missouri, he graduated from Tulsa’s Nathan Hale High School in 1978, and attended Central Christian College in McPherson, Kansas. Most of his adult years were spent between Wichita and Topeka, Kansas, where he was consistently involved in the local Free Methodist Church, in youth ministry including Youth for Christ, Campus Life for Christ, Bible quizzing teams, many summer youth camps, and in prison ministry. He enjoyed interacting with people, lightening the burdens of others when possible, and telling of God’s faithfulness. He was lighthearted and fun (and some would say hilarious and goofy) but serious about his commitment to Jesus and drawing others to trust the Lord with their lives. For the past several years, he has worked at HiCORP in Tulsa, where he was a warehouse supervisor. His ministry opportunities continued with involvement in Anthem Church, Celebrate Recovery, and Changing Lanes Ministries. His extended family loved having him back in the Tulsa area where he consistently prioritized family time and making memories with his nieces and nephews. We are forever grateful for his investment in our lives and others, for his uncomplicated wisdom, for his companionship in good times and bad, and for his example in living out the fully-redeemed life. Terry is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his two siblings: Ted Turner and his wife Karen of Tulsa, and Toni Turner Budd and her husband Ted of Tulsa; and his beloved nieces and nephews: Taylor Greenslade and her husband Josh of Elk, Washington; Morgan Turner; Brock Turner and his wife Molly; Madison Turner; Sydney Turner; Natalie Budd; and Nathan Budd (all currently of Tulsa); and two great–nephews and one great-niece: Timmy, Stephen, and Ember Greenslade. A private graveside service honoring the life of Terry Dean Turner was held at Calvary Cemetery, Tulsa. For those able to join, a Celebration of Life will be held at Anthem Church, 7777 S. Garnett Road on Tuesday evening, May 29 at 7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Changing Lanes Ministries, PO Box 141103, Broken Arrow, OK 74014.

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Terry Turner

March 11, 1960 - May 22, 2018