Jack Edward Turner

Jack Edward Turner, age 91, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 11:53 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in his home surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer.  He was born January 8, 1930, in Ozark Riverdale Community, Missouri, the son of Benton Oliver and Flossie Mae (Glenn) Turner.
Jack was a 1948 graduate of Nixa High School, in Nixa, Missouri and studied business at Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield, Missouri.  He was a United States Army Veteran stationed at Fort Gordon in Augustus, Georgia during the Korean War. 
On May 16, 1952, he married Sammie Ann McCarrell, in her home in Aurora, Missouri. Jack and Sammie were the owners/operators of the Ben Franklin Store in Mt. Vernon for 34 years.  
Jack’s passion was sharing the Good News of Jesus with everyone he met and teaching Christian business principals.  He served with the jail ministry for Lawrence and Greene Counties and was a Hospice Chaplain.  He traveled with missions to over 14 countries.  Jack was a member of the Life Bridge Assembly of God in Mt. Vernon.  
Jack loved the term “Happylujah” and always aspired to be the Lord’s Happiest Man.  
Jack is survived by his wife of 69 years, Sammie; three daughters, Dianne Tanquary (Ed) of Leawood, Kansas, Julianne Turner of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, and Susanne Johnson (Kendall) of Tulsa, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Dianne’s daughter – Haley (Domenic) Jones, Julianne’s daughters – Natalie (Nolan) Sunderman and Megan Short, Susanne’s children – Taylor (Nathan) Sheppard and Nick Johnson; five great grandchildren, Connor Sunderman, Evette and Lily Jones, Lottie and Sophie Sheppard; one sister, Mary Alice (David) Olinger, of Memphis, Tennessee; one sister-in-law, Reatha (Randy) Todd, of Mt. Vernon and several nieces and nephews.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Benton and Flossie; and two brothers, John (Ella) Turner and Glenn (Frances) Turner.
Family and friends are invited to stop by the Funeral Home, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday, to sign the guest book and leave cards for the family.  Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made payable to American Bible Society, in care of the funeral home.
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