Ronald Eugene Turner Sr.

September 18, 1951 - March 14, 2020

Ronald Eugene Turner, Sr. Age 68 of Smyrna, TN. He was born on September 18, 1951 to Marlene L. Miller and William Edmondson, Sr. and passed away March 14, 2020. He was raised in Nashville, TN. He attended Carter Lawrence Elementary, Rose Park Middle and Cameron High School. After graduating high school, he joined the Air Force. After his discharge he became a firefighter in Metro- Nashville Davidson county, soon afterward He studied at Tennessee State University and became an EMT with the Fire Department. After he retired from Metro he worked as a supervisor with H&R Block. God sobered him up and he began seeing life as relational. Through Christ he received forgiveness and wanted more than what his father had left him. He discovered acceptance in Christ and joined the Seay Hubbard United Methodist Church. As Christ grew in him, he had a desire to mend broken relationships within his family but didn’t know how. Before his stroke in 2017 he began working with all groups in the church. He was an active United Methodist Man. He leaves to remember him his sons, Ronald E. (Christina) Turner, Jr., Ronald E. Turner, III, Ron’el E. Turner, Antwan Turner; daughters, Lashika Taylor, LaRonya (Gary) Smith, Kristy Branch and Shondra (Tremaine) Woods; brothers, Kenneth (Dorothy) Edmondson and William Edmondson; sister, Chrysanthemum Smith; cousins, Torsol Mitchell, Tracy Mitchell, Eric Whitfield, and Denise Larkins; devoted cousin, Brenda Humphrey; numerous grandchildren and extended family. Visitation will be at Seay Hubbard United Methodist Church, 1116 1st Ave. South, on Thursday, March 19 from 11am until the time of our service at 12pm. Elder E. officiating. Interment at Middle TN Veterans Cemetery in Pegram, TN. PHILLIPS-ROBINSON FUNERAL HOME, (615)262-3312.