Elwood Turner, 92, of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at Stonecreek Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Turner was born Jan. 4, 1929, in Melber, to the late Owen Turner and Myrtie Woods Turner. He retired in 1992 as utility superintendent at Commonwealth Gas Corporation. He owned Turner Appliance Store in the late 1950s and was a journeyman electrician at Warden Electric. Elwood was a dedicated civic leader in his community and was named Ballard County Citizen of the Year in 2007. Elwood was a 70-year member of the Antioch Masonic Lodge. He and his wife were active members of the Ballard County Chamber of Commerce. Elwood was a lifetime member, an elder, a youth leader and adult Sunday school teacher at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and beloved Daddywood.

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