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924 East 176th St. • Spanaway, Washington 98387 • (253) 531-6600

[Please note: all head stones are flat and in the ground]

Ethel (Turner) Tweeden b. 5 May 1908 d. 13 may 1979 located next to:

Amos Tweeden b. 12 Jan 1884 d. 26 Jan 1962

*Ethel Turner was the first Daughter and third child of Christopher & Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

{Graves located right before second gate entrance of cemetery (176^th), not too far from the edge of the cemetery interior road.}

(V) Raymond B. Turner b. 11 Nov 1898 d. 6 Apr 1981 located next to:

Helen (B. Hart) Turner b. 3 Jun 1897- Kansas d. 8 Jul 1982

*Raymond was the first child and first Son of Christopher & Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

{ Graves located using second gated entrance of cemetery (176^th) and not far from Ben L. Turner’s grave site, on the right side of cemetery road.}

Byron C. Turner b. 23 Feb 1901 d. 12 Mar 1987 located next to:

Amy G. (Potter Gifford) Turner b. 19 Dec 1906 d. 5 Apr 1990

*Byron was the second child & second Son of Christopher & Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

**Amy G. (Potter Gifford) Turner was the Daughter of Fredrick and Kate (Potter) Gifford and the half sister to James Gordon Revette, and full sister to Harry B. Gifford and Johnny Gifford. She was also the Niece to Mrs. Violet (Potter) Thomas Turner.

{Graves located using second gated entrance (176^th), near edge of cemetery road directly across from the sun dial on the grounds on the left hand side of interior cemetery road.}

Cyrus Greenlaw b. 8 Aug 1890 d. 1 Feb 1968 located next to:

Alice Blanche (Alderton) Greenlaw d. 17 Sept. 1882 d. 17 Oct 1968

*Cyrus was the Brother to Nettie Greenlaw Turner. Julia Greenlaw Revette (husband to James Gordon Revette) is the Daughter of Cyrus and Blanche Greenlaw.

{Gravesites are located from the second, gated entrance before the cemetery interior road crosses the next road. On the right hand side of road. Graves are not to far from a planted tree.}

(V) Bill L. Turner b. 26 Feb 1930 d. 12 Oct 1980 located next to:

Helen Irene (Johnson) McClane) Turner b. 9 Feb 1912 Missouri d. 28 Jan 1969

*Bill L. Turner was the first son and first child of Byron C. & Amy G (Gifford) and Brother to Betty Jean (Turner) Lee Hendricks and Robert C. Turner. Grandson to Christopher & Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

**Bill L. Turner was killed in a tragic auto accident in King County, Wa. by a drunken driver headed down the wrong way on a highway access.

{Gravesites located in the general direction of behind Cyrus & Blanche Greenlaw graves.}

Billy Joe McClane b. 00 000 0000 d. 00 000 0000 ashes placed on top of, and vase marker with dates placed on the grave of Helen Irene (Johnson) McClane Turner’s grave.

*Billy Joe McClane was the son by a previous marriage of Helen Turner and the Brother to Dona (McClane) Turner (and Patrick (McClane) Turner (that was officially adopted by Bill L. Turner).

**Billy Jo McClane died from a long history of heart complications.

Ben L. Turner b. 22 Jun 1907 d. 7 Feb 1993 located next to (double headstone):

Vivian Shirley (Errington) Turner b. 14 Feb 1911 Spokane, Wa d. 31 Dec 2003 Missoula, Mt.

*Ben L. Turner was the third Son and fourth child of Christopher and Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

{Gravesites located near Raymond B. & Helen Turner. From second gated entrance on street (176^th) on the right hand side of the cemetery interior road.}

(V) Richard H. Hendricks b. 10 Jul 1917 Walla Walla, Wa d. 11 May 1999 Bremerton, Wa.

*Richard H. Hendricks was the second Husband to Betty Jean (Turner) Lee, Daughter to Byron C. & Amy G. (Gifford), and Grand Daughter to Christopher and Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

{Gravesite located using second gated entrance (176^th) and traveling in the rear of the cemetery in a section on the right side of the interior cemetery road, not too far from the property line and fence of the cemetery. Located on the right side of the road not too far from under oak and fir trees.}

(V) Robert C. Turner b. 8 Mar 1936 d. 19 Apr 1998 Graham, Washington.

*Bob Turner was a Son of Byron C. & Amy G. (Gifford) Turner. Husband to Dona Turner.

Grandson to Christopher & Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

{Gravesite in the general direction of large, covered crypts in the rear of the cemetery behind the chapel, left off the interior road that runs in front of, and pass, of the crypt area, on the left hand side of the road. It’s in a open area.}

Storm M. West b. 19 Feb 1945 d. 20 Apr 1993

*Storm M. West was the son of Ollie (Tweeden) West Armstrong & Hartzell F. West Jr. The Grandson to Amos and Ethel (Turner) Tweeden. He was the Great Grandson to Christopher and Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

** Storm M. West’s premature death was linked to an infection that he probably got at a hospital stay being treated for another ailment.

{Gravesite located near the Chapel and the “Children’s Section” of the cemetery.

Frank L. Zlock b. 6/4/1924 d. 9/25/1993

*Frank L. Zlock was the husband to Shirley Mae Wright. Shirley Mae Wright is the Sister to Virginia Lee (Wright) Connors (h. Frank V. Connors 1909 –1994). Shirley Mae and Virginia Lee are the Daughters to Charles Ervin Wright (1895 – 1941) & Margaret Constance Turner (1902 – 1982). Margaret Constance Turner was the Daughter to Thomas and Violet (Potter) Turner. Thomas was the Brother to Christopher Turner.

{Gravesite is in the general area & close to Ray and Helen Turner’s gravesite & Ben L. and Vivian S. Turner’s Gravesite.}

Martha Jane (Beiltz) Nelson Lee b. 20 Feb 1946 d. 27 June 2002

*Marty Jane Lee was married to William A. Lee Jr. Mother to Thomas, Brian, & Tamara Noel Lee and Deborah and Kevin Nelson. William A. Lee Jr. is the Son to Betty Jean (Turner) Lee Hendricks & William A. Lee, Sr. William A. Lee Jr. is the Grandson to Byron C. & Amy G. (Gifford) Turner and the Great Grandson to Christopher and Nettie Greenlaw Turner.

** Marty Lee’s pre-mature death was caused by cancer.

{Marty’s ashes are in a ground niche located near the covered tree log & poem, in front of a tall stone niche, located in the general area of the rear of the Chapel, under fir trees.}

(V)=Known War Veteran

List compiled by Stanley Robert Lee, second Son to William A. Lee Sr. and wife Betty Jean (Turner) Lee. Grandson to Byron C. & Amy G. (Gifford) Turner. Great Grandson to Christopher & Nettie Greenlaw Turner. Great, Great, Grandson to Capt. Amos Greenlaw & Wilhelmina ‘Willa’ Mary Meyer Greenlaw. And, Great, Great, Great Grandson to Frederick Meyer and Frances Louisa Relyea.

List compiled March 18, 2004. Fir Lane Memorial Park, Spanaway, Washington

Additional information can be found at:

U.S. GenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
Fir Lane Memorial Park

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