W.E. "Bill" Turner Jr. 86 of 2022 Mower St. Newberry died Monday March 23 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.He was born on June 18 1922 in Ninety Six a son of the late W. E. Sr. and Ruth Osborne Turner. Mr. Turner was a Navy veteran of World War II and the past owner of W.E. Turner Jewelers of Newberry. He was an honorary member of the Newberry Fire Department where he was a volunteer for many years and was also a former member of the Smiling Swingers Square Dance Club. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the Adelphian and Fellowship Sunday School class. Mr. Turner was first married to the late Velma Parsons Turner for 48 years. He is survived by his current wife Grace Yon Turner of Newberry; three sons and their wives William E. III and Anna Melissa Turner of Laurens David Len and Debbie P. Turner of Newberry and Robert Wayne Turner of Salisbury NC; and a step-daughter and her husband Susan H. and Ralph DeLoach of Waterloo SC. Visitation will be from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 A.M. Friday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Harmon. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery.Active pallbearers were members of the Newberry Fire Department.Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund 1020 Boundary St. Newberry SC 29108.Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.comWhitaker Funeral Home Newberry is assisting the family.