Thomas Allan Turner, 75, of Roswell, Georgia, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at 2:55pm with his loving wife, son and daughter by his side.

Allan is survived by his wife, Anita, of 52 years, his son, Matthew Turner and wife Allison, his daughter, Holly Johnson and her husband Warren, his sister, Patricia Rivera, and six grandchildren – Emma and Will Johnson (13), Quinn (13), Clara (11), Griffin (9), and Blake (5) Turner, many other extended family members and son in the faith, from Kenya, Morris Mwangi and Family.

Allan was born in Tampa, FL, on June 16, 1944 to Thomas and Letha Turner. In 1962 he graduated from King High School and a few months later he joined the Air Force where he served for 3 ½ years as an Air Policeman. Upon his honorable discharge in 1966, he began dating and soon married, Anita Reich Turner, on November 25, 1966. From 1966-1981 he served in law enforcement as a Deputy Sheriff, Detective and self-employed Polygraph Examiner. In 1981, he said he went from saving lives physically to saving lives spiritually, when he began working full-time as an evangelist with the congregation at Wendell Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky, where he remained for 14 years. From there he went on to preach the gospel in Kenya, where he and Anita lived for 4 ½ years. In 2005, he retired from preaching and began writing books focused on what he called, "developing a Biblical worldview". All these endeavors, he would say, were only possible because he had Anita by his side, faithfully serving him and her God. Since 2006 he has resided in Roswell, GA, and been a faithful member of the Alpharetta Church where he was able to serve the congregation in a variety of ways.

The family will receive visitors from 1-3pm, with service immediately following, on Saturday, July 13 ^th , at the Lakeside Funeral Home located at 121 Claremore Drive, Woodstock, GA 30188. The following Friday, July 19 ^th , there will be a burial service at 1:30pm at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. For any wishing to attend the burial service, you can meet at the Lakeside Funeral Home at 12:30pm, where a police escort will be provided. Lakeside Funeral Home, 121 Claremore Drive, Woodstock, GA 30188, PH: 770-293-2757 is honored to assist the Turner family with the arrangements. Those wishing to send online condolences may do so at www.lakesidefuneralhomega.com

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