SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. 1) Dollar General Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 256669 10 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [_] Rule 13d-1(b) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [X] Rule 13d-1(d) CUSIP No. 256669 10 2 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) James S. Turner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 4,260,587 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 9,710,075 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 4,260,587 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 9,710,075 Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 13,970,662 Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 256669 10 2 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Dollar General Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 100 Mission Ridge Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: James Cal Turner, Jr. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence: c/o The Family Office, LLC 138 Second Avenue North, Suite 200 Nashville, TN 37201 Item 2(c). Citizenship: United States of America Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 256669 10 2 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a)[ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, (b)[ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c)[ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d)[ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act, (e)[ ] Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1) (ii)(E), (f)[ ] Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F), (g)[ ] Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), (h)[ ] Saving association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, CUSIP No. 256669 10 2 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (i)[ ] Church plan that is excluded from the definition of investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act, (j)[ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 13,970,662 Shares. (b) Percent of Class: Approximately 4.3%. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,260,587 Shares. (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 9,710,075 Shares. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,260,587 Shares. (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 9,710,075 Shares. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [X] Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable CUSIP No. 256669 10 2 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. Not applicable. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 15, 2005 /s./ James S. Turner -------------------------------------------- James S. Turner