Charles Howard "Chuck" Turney

TRUNEY Charles "Chuck" Howard Turney, age 68, of Munn Road, Southbury, the beloved husband of Sandra Rutledge Turney, entered into rest on Saturday, July 7, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Waterbury on May 16, 1939, the son of the late Howard and Luella Knapp Turney. Chuck was a member of the Cornerstone Assembly of God of Oxford. He retired in 1999 from Sikorsky Aircraft of Stratford where he had worked for 42 years as a design engineer. Chuck was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1957-1962. He was a graduate of Seymour High School, Class of 1957 and was a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a B.S. degree in Engineering. Chuck was introduced to Trapshooting in 1965 when a friend invited him to the Southbury-Woodbury Rod and Gun Club to practice for the hunting season. In 1957, he shot his first registered shoot at the Remington Gun Club in Lordship. His Trapshoot career began to blossom in 1983 when early in the year, he won the prestigious Remington Challenge Cup Shoot at Lordship in bad weather. He was president of the Connecticut Trapshooter Association from 1985-1993. Over the years, Chuck was named to 12 Connecticut State Trapshooting Teams and was enshrined in the Connecticut Trapshooting Hall of Fame in 1997. Chuck was also a member of the Seymour Fish and Game Club and the Southbury Historical Society. He was an avid bowler, fisherman and golfer who loved college basketball and New York baseball. Chuck loved being with his family and many friends. His loving family in addition to his beloved wife Sandra Rutledge Turney, includes his cherished son, Darren Turney and his wife, Renee, of Lubbock, Texas; and his beloved daughter, Tanya Nash of Lubbock, Texas; and eight cherished grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother Burton Wagner. A Memorial Service in Celebration of Charles's Life will be held on Friday, July 13, 2007 at 11:00am (directly) at the Cornerstone Assembly of God, 656 Oxford Road, Oxford, CT 06478 with the Rev. Randal Ackland, Pastor officiating, with a reception to follow in the church haIl. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Expressions of sympathy in Charles's memory may be made to the Cornerstone Assembly of God Memorial Fund. The Miller-Ward Funeral Home, 260 Bank Street, Seymour has been entrusted with the arrangements.