Juanita V. Turner, 99, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:50 pm February 26, 2024, at Nature Trail Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
She was born March 28, 1924, in Mount Vernon, Illinois to the late Olen and Verne (Cowger) Jones. Juanita married Lendell Ray Turner on July 23, 1948, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. They were blessed with fifty years of marriage before he preceded her in death on August 15, 1998.
Juanita is survived by daughters, Janet S. Hall and husband, Kenneth of Mount Vernon, Illinois, and Anne Wilcoxon of Saint Louis, Missouri; grandchildren, Meredith Tilley of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; Ryan Gavin and wife, Nicole, Elizabeth Gavin, Erin Young and husband, Matt; great-grandchildren, Audrey Poe and husband, Ethan, Emily Cooper and husband, Michael, Katelyn Tilley, Chiana Moore, Dylan Young, Emma Gavin, Brooklyn Young, Nora Hisel, and Gavin Hisel; great-great-grandchild, Peyton Cooper; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, Juanita was preceded in death by her infant son; sisters, Helen Grimes and Frances Johnson; brothers, Walter Jones, Charles Jones, Robert Jones, and Loren “Chub” Jones; and granddaughter, Kimberly Hall-Moore.
Juanita was a devoted member of Crossroads Hospital Auxiliary and a member of Logan Street Baptist Church. She worked as a teller at Security Bank for several years. Juanita was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will be dearly missed.
A Visitation will be held Sunday, March 3, 2024, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Newell Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. A Funeral Service will begin at 1:00 pm with Reverend John Ashby officiating. Interment will follow at Bethel Cemetery in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Memorials may be made in Juanita’s honor to the American Diabetes Association or Residential Hospice.
