Abner Drake Turner was a banker who served three two-year terms from 1910-1916 as the mayor

Mayor

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 of Minden

Minden, Louisiana

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, the seat of Webster Parish

Webster Parish, Louisiana

Webster Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Minden. In 2010, its population was 41,207....

 in northwestern Louisiana

Louisiana

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Turner graduated in 1889 from the Louisiana Industrial Institute, the forerunner of Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University

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 in Ruston

Ruston, Louisiana

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. He was a president of the former Bank of Webster and the Minden Building and Loan Association. He also served on the elected Webster Parish School Board

Webster Parish School Board

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. He was a Methodist and a member of the Knights of Pythias

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Turner died of a heart attack

Myocardial infarction

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 shortly after rising about 6 a.m. on Christmas morning 1953. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Webster Parish Democratic

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 Executive Committee. He is interred at the old section of Minden Cemetery

Minden Cemetery

The Minden Cemetery, located in Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States, has graves dating from 1843, seven years after the founding of the city in 1836...

. In addition to his wife, Lillian M. Turner (February 27, 1887-January 28, 1968), he was survived by a daughter identified in his obituary as Mrs. F. Palmer, then of Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana

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and a half-brother, Elmer Turner of Minden, and two grandchildren. He is interred near two Turner infants, who died in 1916 and 1918.