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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., September 12, 1985, page 10

HARRY TURNER

Harry Thompson Turner, White Salmon, died Saturday in White Salmon at the age of 85.
Mr. Turner was born March 15, 1900 in Atwood, Kan., to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar V. Turner. He was a former dairy farmer, a welder in the World War II shipyards and for the Hyster Corporation, and a former deputy sheriff and dispatcher for Skamania County. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stevenson.
Mr. Turner is survived by his wife, Selma, White Salmon; sons, Donald Turner, Beaverton, Ore., and Frank Turner, White Salmon; brothers, Azel Turner, Denver, Colo., and Paul Turner, Mesa, Ariz.; and eight grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Turner were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, the Rev. Jack Keith officiating. Interment was in the Trout Lake Cemetery.

The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., September 18, 1985 page 7

FRANK TURNER PASSES AT 85; WAS FORMER COUNTY RESIDENT

Funeral services were held September 10 for Harry Thompson Turner who died at his home in White Salmon Saturday, September 7 at the age of 85. He had enjoyed reasonably good health and passed away in his sleep.
Mr. Turner had been a resident of Skamania County for many years before moving to White Salmon in 1978, He was a Deputy Sheriff and served as dispatcher/jailer for 2½ years from late 1968 to 1971.
Mr. Turner was born March 15, 1900 in Atwood, Kansas, the son of Oscar and Clara May Ladd Turner. He and Selma Turner were married in Kansas about 1920 and had been married for almost 65 years at the time of his death.
The Turners operated a dairy farm before coming west during World War II when Mr. Turner worked as a welder in the Portland shipyards. He later worked for the Hyster Corporation of Portland.
They moved to Stevenson about 1961 and for a time managed the Beacon Rock Trailer Court. Mr. Turner was a member of the Baptist Church in Stevenson.
Besides his wife Selma, at home in Stevenson, he is survived by two sons, Donald Turner of Beaverton, Oregon and Frank Turner of White Salmon; two brothers, Azel Turner of Denver, Colorado and Paul Turner of Mesa, Arizona; and eight grandchildren.
Services were held at the Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon with the Rev. Jack Keith officiating. Interment followed at the Trout Lake Cemetery.