Obituary: Milton Scott Turner, Jr.
Milton Scott Turner, Jr., was born and raised in Brownsville, Tennessee, to Shirley Lynn Brandon and Milton Scott Turner. He passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024, at his home.
Scott’s young life revolved around football, specifically playing football for the Haywood County Tomcats. He was proud to play both offense and defense. During Scott’s Tomcat years, the team won three state championships. Nicknamed “Mad Dog”, Scott played with a passion that continued through his life as a rabid University of Tennessee football fan.
Scott continued playing football in college and graduated from Southwestern (now Rhodes College). Possibly his most interesting post-college job was being a roadie for Lynyrd Skynyrd. This was the job he was least likely to discuss with his mother. He also worked at Captain Bilbo’s in downtown Memphis for a time. Scott’s “adult” job was as a food and equipment sale-person for Hardin’s Sysco in Memphis, where he remained until he retired to Bolivar.
Church services will be held at First Methodist Church in Bolivar on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 1 p.m. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar is in charge of arrangements.
Scott was predeceased in death by both of his parents, a special aunt and uncle, Genie and J.B. Hill, and his first cousin and friend, Jim Hill.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; son, Corey Crowder (Kate) of Memphis; three delightful and entertaining grandchildren, Oliver, Polly, and Robin; brothers (best friends), Mark (Kim) of Collierville and Clay (Sandy) of Kentucky; a sister, Sandra Kemp of New Mexico; first cousin, Lina Hill of Jackson; and a vast array of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and a whole new crop of grandnieces and grandnephews.
A special shout-out goes to Scott’s lifelong friends from Haywood High: Edwin, Barrow, Steve, Louis, Jim, Mark S., John, and John W.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hardeman Adoptable Animals, c/o Kitten Kapers, P.O. Box 513, Bolivar, Tennessee 38008 or First Methodist Church, c/o Whitenton Scholarship Fund, 218 West Market Street, Bolivar, Tennessee 38008.
Scott’s family would like to extend a special “Thank you” to Philip Berry, RN. We so appreciate Philip’s nursing skills, sense of humor, and love of Southern Rock and Wide Spread Panic.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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