Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard William Turner was killed when he was struck by lightning while supervising a work crew at Oklahoma State Penitentiary's prison farm. He and the horse he was riding were both killed.
Guard Turner had served with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Turner gave the Oklahoma Department of Corrections 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Turner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard William C. Turner is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Oklahoma Department of Corrections, 2 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 10.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William C. Turner's cause is highlighted.
How William C. Turner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William C. Turner is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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