Christian County historian William Turner is being treated in a Nashville hospital after suffering a mild stroke, two close friends said.
“It was a very mild stroke, and they are expecting a full recovery,” Wayne Goolsby, who serves on the local museum board with Turner, said Wednesday morning.
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Turner, 78, was home at his South Christian farm Monday morning when his wife, LaVena, noticed his speech was slurred, said family friend Ben Wood.
LaVena, noticed his speech was slurred, said family friend Ben Wood.
An ambulance took Turner from his home to the Stadium of Champions, where a medical helicopter landed to transport him to Nashville.
Turner is at St. Thomas Hospital West. He was moved into a regular room Tuesday.
UPDATE (June 13, 2019): The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County posted the following statement to Facebook, noting that Turner was doing well and was “nothing less than positive.”
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
