BILLY JOE TURNER, 92, of El Paso, TX, died on
Feb. 19, 2013 with interment at Fort Bliss
Cemetery.
He was born in Eastland County, TX, June 2, 1920,
to James Layne & Myrtle Turner. He was an Eagle
Scout and graduated from Ranger High School in
1938 at Ranger, TX. In 1940, he arrived in
Washington, D.C. where he worked for the FBI,
then served in the U.S. Navy. He fell in love
with Nadine Leathers & they married in 1942 in
D.C. They recently celebrated their 70th wedding
anniversary. After the war, he received his
master's degree in Commercial Science from
Southeastern University.
Bill and his family moved to Albuquerque in the
fifties where he worked for a new gas pipeline
company, Pacific Northwest. EPNG bought this
company and the family moved to El Paso in 1962.
Bill worked and retired from EPNG's Treasury
Department in 1982. They left El Paso & retired
to Granbury, TX, where Bill spent many happy days
on the golf course. In 1992, they returned to El
Paso, where he continued with his love of golf.
Bill Turner enjoyed his life--great fishing trips
with great friends, his family, his wife, conver-
sation, good food, pets, laughter and telling
stories.
Bill Turner is survived by his wife, Nadine, and
daughters, Paula & Laura.