AMES - Lane E. Turner, MD, of Ames, Iowa, ended his life on January 20, 2006, in rural Boone County.
Dr. Turner was born November 18, 1967 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Dr. Terry and Judy (Krug) Turner. He married Amy Taylor on June 20, 1992 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University, the Kansas University School of Medicine and completed his ENT residency at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Dr. Turner joined the McFarland Clinic in 1999 and was recently elected to the Board of Directors. He attended Collegiate United Methodist Church and was an Alumnus of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Lane adored his family. Woodworking and nature were important to him. He was dedicated to the care of his patients and regarded his colleagues as a second family.
He is survived by his wife Amy and four children: Jill, Brian and infant twins, Kelly and Eric, all of the home; parents Dr. Terry and Judy Turner, of Great Bend, Kansas; brother, Tracy Turner of Dallas, Texas; sister and her husband, Libby and Eric Hartter of Dallas, Texas; father and mother-in-law, Elwyn (ET) and Lucille Taylor of Ames, Iowa, formerly of Hutchinson, Kansas; two brothers-in-law and their wives, Jeff and Susie Taylor of England, Mike and Holly Taylor of Wichita, Kansas and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be 5:30 PM Thursday, January 26, at the Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames, Iowa.
Education was very important to Dr. Turner. In lieu of flowers, a fund has been established for the education of his children. The Turner Memorial Education Fund, First American Bank, 520 Grand Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010.
The Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory assisted with arrangements.