WILMINGTON — Terry Forrest Turner, 73, passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at home surrounded by his family.
He was born July 2, 1947, the son of Paul Thomas Turner and Madge Teachey Turner. In 1975, he married Margaret Hooper and enjoyed 40 years of marriage until her death in 2015.
He is survived by his daughter, Reston Turner Mattox, and her husband, James, and their four children, Powell, Emma, Turner and Miller; daughter, Margaret Turner Clarke, and her husband, Matthew, and their three children, Jack, Margaret and George; son, Terry Forrest Turner Jr., and his wife, Mollie, and their son, Whit; son, Joseph Ward Turner; sister, Paula Turner Lanier, and her husband, Bill; and sisters-in-law, Nell Graham, and her husband, Teddy, Louise Jones, and her husband, Murray, and Nancy Morrison, and her husband, Perry.
Terry was a resident of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach for most of his life, where he enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. He was a successful builder and developer and was the owner of TFT & Co. LLC. He served on the North Carolina State Building Commission and received a Hall of Fame award from the Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association. He also served on the board of directors of the UNC-W Foundation, Cape Fear Community College Foundation and Cape Fear Council of Boy Scouts. He and Margaret were active communicants of St. James Parish, Wilmington.
Terry was an avid fisherman and spent much time pursuing offshore gamefish with his outdoor-enthusiast friends. Through a succession of fishing boats all named Good Time, Terry and crew participated in many tournaments and managed to win the 1993 U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament held in Southport. Terry expressed his Christian faith to friends and family in later years, and with his death, has gone home to the Lord Jesus. He will be missed dearly.
The family wishes to express their gratitude to his friends and caregivers who took such good care of him during his final illness.
Due to COVID-19, private services are planned.
Contributions in his memory may be made to St. James Parish, 25 South Third St., Wilmington.
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