Kenneth Ray Turnbow, age 68, died October 27, 2009 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Mr. Turnbow was born September 27, 1941 to the late Thomas Turnbow, Jr. and Bulah Staggs Turnbow. He was employed by Lewis County Government for many years, serving as County Clerk and County Mayor. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 31, 2009, 1:00 p.m., at Blondy Church of God. Interment will take place in the Lewis County Memorial Gardens. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors are his wife, Sue Turnbow, son Duke Turnbow, both of Hohenwald, daughter Duchess Starbuck of Linden; three sisters, Barbara Clayton and Glenda Harris, both of Hohenwald, and Leah Graves of Hampshire; one grandson, Chase Parker, and one granddaughter, Skye Parker, both of Hohenwald. In addition to his parents, Mr. Turnbow was preceded in death by a sister, Patsy Turnbow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to McDonald Funeral Home on behalf of the Lewis County Cancer Victims Fund or One by One Ministries, Inc. to aid children in India and Africa.