Robert Paul Turner

October 12, 1958 - July 10, 2020

Robert Paul Turner,61, of Columbia, MO, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at Ashland Health Care Center. A visitation will be held from 12 PM to 2 PM at St. Luke United Methodist Church on Saturday, July 18, 2020. To follow the new ordinance in place masks will be provided for the service and hand sanitizer will also be available. It is with great sadness that the Turner Family announces the passing of Robert Paul Turner on July 10th, 2020. He was greeted at Heaven’s Gate by: his Parents- James Underwood & Margie Mae Turner and Two Brothers-John Wayne (Rosie) & Carl Eugene (Alberta) of Columbia, MO. Left to cherish his memory, Robert is survived by: Five Brothers-James W. (Sandra), David L. (Mary) Floyd D. (Tamara), Kenneth D. (Latona), Darrell L., Three Sisters-Jacqueline S., Cynthia M., and Linda R., all of Columbia, MO. & Three Aunts-Mary (Lizzie) Turner and Stella Johnson of Columbia, MO and Charlene Lewis of Excelsior Springs, MO. He will also be missed by a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, other family members, classmates, many, many friends and, of course, Rusty (the horse, not the ’64 Chevy). We leave you with Robert’s favorite joke: Little Johnny’s Mother had three children. One was named Dime and another named Nickel. What was the name of the third child?