Quebeck resident and Davidson County native Turner Golden Binkley Sr., 77, died unexpectedly at his home May 22.
A teacher with the Metro Nashville for 25 years and Van Buren County School System for nine years, he was an agriculture teacher and retired in 1998. He graduated from Joelton High School in 1953 and served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He later attended Austin Peay and received an bachelor of arts in industrial education in 1969. He received his master’s degree in agriculture from Tennessee State in 1973.
He was an elder at Ivy Point Church of Christ in Goodlettsville and later became elder at Spencer Church of Christ. He enjoyed farming, eating out on Friday nights and his grandchildren.
The son of the late Turney and Esther Golden Binkley, he was preceded in death by sister Sue Larkin.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Louise Binkley; children and their spouses, Turner and Amanda Binkley Jr., Chris and Cassandra Binkley, Cheryl and Shane McGuire, all of Bone Cave; grandchildren, Turner Binkley III, Jared Binkley, Kellsea, Kenlyn and Mattie McGuire; brothers and sister-in-law, Paul and Sarah Binkley, and Elmo Binkley, all of Goodlettsville; sisters and brother-in-law, Barbara Jones of Joelton, Paulette and Charles Spencer of Goodlettsville; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at High’s Chapel with Elwin Mahan officiating. Burial will follow at Beech Cove Cemetery in Van Buren County. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. until time of service Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 23, 2012