ProRodeo Sports News - May 18, 2018

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working the cattle. David married his high school sweetheart Darlene Tucker, Dec. 30, 1961. Turner went to work for Kit Construction, working in the excavation business. In 1967, he and Darlene began a business with a backhoe. In 1974, they purchased the Wade Rain Irrigation business from Roy andWilfred Daggett. They sold the irrigation business and operated their excavation business for 47 years before retiring in 2015. He served as the Stage Coach chairman for 10 years and received the John Justin Committeeman Award and runner-up recognition for the national award in 1993. Turner received his PRCA Gold Card for 20-plus years of service in 1990. Tucker and Darlene were grand marshals for the 50-year celebration of Chief Joseph Days. Turner was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Tucker Turner; daughters, Cindy, Candi and Sandi; sons-in-law John Bailey, Craig Willis and Nathen Rowe. Also six grandchildren; Lane, Paige, Skyler, Kylie, Kolton and PRCA bull rider Derek Kolbaba; great-granddaughter Blake; sisters, Beverly and Diane, and brothers-in-law Dick Shortridge and Butch Tucker. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Inc. Hall of Fame fund or the Wallowa County Museum.

team roping. Green joined the Rodeo Cowboys Association in 1962 and placed at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede and Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.). He qualified for two Mountain States Circuit

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DAVID SHERMANTURNER

David Sherman Turner, a PRCA Gold Card member who was instrumental in the Chief Joseph (Ore.) Days arena rebuild in 1967-68 and

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Finals and was the first Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series tie-down roping champion in 1984. Green married Judy Herskind in 1969, and they worked side by side on the family’s ranch raising commercial cattle for 48 years. He is survived by Judy; his sister, Sally (Lee) Williamson; two nephews, a niece and numerous cousins.

served as CJD rodeo chairman and rodeo chute boss for more than 15 years, passed away May 3 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise, Ore. He had suffered from acute leukemia diagnosed in January. He was 78.

Turner

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Turner was born Jan. 18, 1940, in Joseph to Bill and Lena Turner. The family ranched on Upper Prairie Creek where he learned to be an excellent horseman and to work with cattle. He was particularly adept at running the farm equipment. Turner graduated from Joseph High School in 1958 where he lettered in football and basketball. He was student body president and was a charter member of the Joseph FFA Chapter. Turner worked as a ranch hand for the Brennan Ranch on Lightning Creek during and after high school. He enjoyed being horseback and

BRISTOL RAE AUS Born May 14 to Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bareback rider Tanner Aus and his wife, Lonissa, of Granite Falls, Minn., a girl, Bristol Rae, weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. This is the couple’s first child.

JERRY LEON GREEN

Jerry Leon Green, a PRCAGold Card member, of Hayden, Colo., passed awayMarch 1. He was 76. Green competed in tie-down roping and

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Cowboys enjoy a moment to relax in the shade of a tree at the Riverdale (Calif.) Rodeo, May 6. Taking a Break

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