Kern County Obituaries

Royal H.Turner

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 28 Dec 1944

FORMER NEWSPAPER MAN PASSES
Royal H.Turner who many of the old timers in Mojave will remember as the man who started
the first newspaper here many years ago and which was forced to suspend on account of fire in the 
plant, died. at Boron, Calif. on Saturday, December 23. 1944.
Born at Naples, Ill., Mr. Turner early in life espoused a desire to follow the printing trade and came 
to Mojave many years ago establishing the first small newspaper here.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Pearl I. Turner. and three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Knight. Mrs. Martha 
Carney and Mrs. Alice Kostopaulos and four grandchildren, besides a sister, Mrs. Hattie Anderson. . 
Burial took place in the Mojave cemetery with funeral arrangements in charge of the O'Donnell 
Funeral Parlor.