Turner Spencer C
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1927 |
| Principal occupation | Butcher |
| Date of death | 2006 |
Spencer Turner (one of Natures Gentlemen). by Gerald Carmody
"Even though I knew him most of my life, I know surprisingly little about Spencer.
He was our family butcher, his shop being at Main North Road, Willaston, between Lally's Greengrocers and the Willaston Football Clubrooms (part of the Victoria Willaston Hotel Complex). With ten children we were probably his best customers!
He played football for the Donnybrooks and was also a Trainer. (See enclosed photo - Yours truly, with the football, was Acting Captain at the somewhat tender age of 16.) Spencer is the one without hat, standing at the right hand of the photo with coat and tie.
He was a great follower of Harness Racing (the 'Trots' as it was called then)
He was usually to be found with his good friend, Doug Cooper. As far as I know, Doug still lives in Gawler, but I "don't know where he are"."
For details about Spencer Turner's Willaston Butcher Shop, which operated from 1948-1992 see Butchers in Gawler and Willaston
Spencer's older brother Ernest Benjamin Turner was also a butcher at Willaston, he married the youngest daughter of the Trott family, Delcie Mavis, the couple relocated to Woodside by 1943.[1]
Birth, Marriage & Death Information
TURNER Spencer Charles
b. 1927, SA, son of Ernest Frank Jubilee TURNER (Reg. Barossa 190A/415)
m. 30 Aug 1947 Isabel Mary ARNEY, Willaston Methodist Church, Willaston (Reg. SA 510/4336)
d. 26 Oct 2006, aged 79
Buried Willaston Cemetery, Willaston (Plot 10 T 2 - with father Ernest)
ARNEY Isabel Mary (TURNER)
b. 1923, SA, daughter of William Hurtle Lindsay ARNEY (Reg. Nairne 110A/20)
m. 30 Aug 1947 Spencer Charles TURNER, Willaston Methodist Church, Willaston (Reg. SA 510/4336)
Sibling of Spencer Turner
TURNER Ernest Benjamin
b. 1915, SA, son of Ernest Frank Jubilee TURNER (Reg. Barossa 968/546)
m. 1939 Delcie Mavis TROTT, SA (Reg. Gawler 396/222)(d. 1965)(see Trott Family)
* TURNER Pauline Mary d. 1 Sep 1948, Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, aged 3 months, buried Willaston Cemetery (Plot 5 L 2)
d. 3 Apr 1999, SA
Buried Willaston Cemetery, Willaston (Plot 22 FF 2 - with wife Delcie)
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References
- ↑ Australian Electoral Roll
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