William H Turner( This is a work in progress)

     William was the type of person that was complicated. He didn't have just one side. He was born in Charleston SC in 1951. The first son of Rev. William H Turner, and Navy lieutenant. Bernice H Turner of Andrews SC. William moved a lot being the son of a Preacher. He spent some of is early youth in a place called Sandy Bay. He spoke fondly of this time.  He remembered shaking Mason jars of buttermilk on the porch.
     After some time in NC the family moved to Andrews SC. Andrews is located near the coast on HW 521. A small town with pride. Strong Christian community. A place entrenched in the deep southern problems of the time. His life was pretty simple for the most part. Fishing in Black River and horse ridding were two of his favorite activities. Family, friends,fishing, and fighting is mix in a little sports church and school. Well a lot of church. He loved the lord that value was instilled in him at an early age. P.H. church in Andrews was where they worshiped. A place full of the spirit. His Granddad owned a farm that he spent a lot of time on. He loved the old way of life, livin off the land.
         At age 14 he attended Marion Military Academe in AL. He excelled in the military environment. After Military School he moved back to Andrews. He attended Winyah Academe in Georgetown. After graduating from high school he moved to Myrtle Beach. He enrolled at Coastal Carolina. This is where he started getting in trouble.
        This was a unique time in our history, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, leaders assassinated. Well William made a big mistake hangin with people who were lost. He ended up in prison for four years. I will not get into the nature of the crime. I will just say it lead him to USC where he attended while in prison. He was a AA Trustee and drove the inmates on work release and then went to class. Eventually he  was released. That is around the time he met Kay Turner in Columbia S.C..