
Shelby B. Turner, II is a graduate of East St. Louis Lincoln High School, Southern Illinois University, Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, and the National Academy of Mortuary Science. Shelby is a retired United States Army Veteran who served for 27 years. He began working with Dafford Funeral Home, Inc. in 2017. He is a member of McLean Chapel F.W.B. Church in Bunnlevel, NC, where he serves as a Bass Guitarist in the Music Ministry. Shelby is married to Ravonne Turner, and they have two daughters, three sons, one goddaughter, and eight grandchildren. He enjoys flying fixed-wing aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft, electric trains, and fishing.