Edward Bryan-Turner Obituary

Edward (Ted) Lorimer Bryan-Turner - SAVANNAH - Edward (Ted) Lorimer Bryan-Turner died on June 29th, 2013 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. He was 87 years old. He was born on November 20, 1925 in Staten Island, NY to Arthur Oswald Bryan-Turner and Dorothy Iris Barlow. Mr. Bryan-Turner was a resident of Thunderbolt, GA and was married to Catherine Elizabeth Thorn. He worked professionally as a marine draftsman and a musician. Mr. Bryan-Turner was an avid musician and played both the viola and the piano. He was scholar of history, religion, and medicine. He was also very active, and was fond of riding his bicycle throughout the greater Savannah area. He is pre-deceased by his wife Catherine Elizabeth (Thorn) Bryan-Turner, and his sister Anne Turner Warren. He is survived by his nephew Edward Warren and his two nieces Pamela Warren and Dorothy Terry. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 11 in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah. Please leave your thoughts for the family at www.BonaventureFH.com. Savannah Morning News July 9, 2013 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannnahnow.com/obituaries.

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Published by Savannah Morning News on Jul. 9, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Edward Bryan-Turner

10 Entries

Paul

April 28, 2024

Ted and Betty are among the closest friends that I have ever known in Savannah. I love and miss them greatly. My life is so much greater because of them. Ted's passing is the end of an era for me. They are forever laid to rest near the place that they so dearly loved. They were family to me.

Lauren Buchsbaum

October 4, 2022

I remember Ted from being a regular at the Savannah Symphony as a child. I was thinking about him today, and smiling at the recollection of his warm personality. I like and admired him. I also remember my parents always spoke well of him.

nancy gallaher

July 28, 2013

For years, we saw, acknowledged, and spoke occasionally to Ted as we saw him in the neighborhood. He lived a few houses down. So it was with great sadness that we heard from another Thunderbolt resident that he had passed. He was our resident eccentric who served his neighbors by literally discarding the litter roadside in the neighborhood, by quietly demonstrating the essential lifestyle, and by faithfully supporting the cultural and civic functions of our community. Several years ago, I ran into him at a local grocery and somehow felt prompted to tell him how much I had appreciated his gifts over the years. In the Sixties, I and others were the beneficiaries of frequent viola concerts as we all rode the bus back to Thunderbolt after a long day of work in the city. When I collected in the neighborhood for the American Cancer Society, he filled me in on the latest research for cancer before he gave a generous donation. He greeted us with a friendly wave as he made his "collection rounds". He was there for fifty plus years and now is not. We miss you already, Ted Bryan-Turner.

Sherry Clark

July 11, 2013

Ted was my neighbor for 23 years. He was a wonderful, kind, eccentric person that was always on his bicycle riding around town and in and out of Bonaventure Cemetery. He would stop and chat. He had an incredible memory and his mind was full of many interesting views that he shared. He will truly be missed. Ted believed that my husband (clark) was from the lineage of the Lewis & Clark expedition. He would stop by our house every year on the anniversary of the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and would remind us. A kind and gentle spirit. Many pleasant memories. My deepest sympathy to his and family.

Ben Goggins

July 11, 2013

I often waited on Ted for lunch at the Pink House back in the late 1970's. He was always a pleasure to talk to and had a very kind, gentle spirit. My sincere sympathy for your loss.

July 10, 2013

He was a frequent visitor to Saturday morning services at Temple Mickve Israel. He was always warm, friendly and polite. He never failed to seek out whoever sponsored the luncheon to thank them for their kindness.

Wendy Hester Ciccodicola

July 9, 2013

Ted and I sang together in Dr. Harry Persse's Handel Society. I was always impressed with his loving spirit, great intellect and many talents. My thoughts are with you.
Wendy Hester Ciccodicola

Larry R. Usry, Sr.

July 9, 2013

When I was on the spd (ret) Ted and I met often when I patrolled Bonaventure Cemetery. He loved the place and it bordered his back yard. He used to swim in the river where I took a lot of breaks. He would take advantage of the privacy that the cemetery offered and this was never a problem. I moved out of Savannah in 1989 and lost track of him. He was a very interesting person!

July 9, 2013

When his health was good he was a regular at Congregation Mickve Israel. Sometimes he would even entertain us with his Violin. A good man.

Robert L. Persse

July 9, 2013

He was a nice man. My parents liked him a lot. We are very sorry for your loss.

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