DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: NEWCOMER FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
TOPEKA, KANSAS
Family contact name and telephone number: Roger Turner 785-224-1786 (Son)
1. Full Name: Ethel M. Turner Age: 82 Years Sex: F
2. Current address: Topeka
3. Date of death: , November 19, 2002
4 Place of death: Topeka nursing home
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: November 18, 1920 Place of birth: Monument, KS
6.b. Parents: Joseph Smith Stella Poe Smith
6.c. Years in current city/town:
7. Background: Grew up and attended schools in Monument, KS. Graduated from Monument High School
in 1938. Lived in Topeka, for 30 years, and Holton for 10 year, and farmed in Oakley before that..She was a legal
secretary for 1st National Bank of Topeka for 10 years, and retired from there in 1985. On Jan. 11, 1941 she was
married to Earl E. Turner in Wakeeney, KS. He preceded her in death in 1995. She played piano in local churches
for years.
8. Relatives
8.b. preceded in death by: Parents; Husband; 3 Brothers: Vernon, Earl and Frank Smith; 1
Sister: Eris Miller.
8.c. Immediate survivors:
3 Sons: Larry Eugene Turner, Thousand Oaks, CA; Roger Lee Turner, Holton, KS, and Myron
Earl Turner of Lake Jackson, TX.
9. Service time, day, date, place: Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date.
10. Burial:
11. Visitation times, place: None .
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other: None
13. Memorial contributions, if any: None
14. Funeral home in charge: Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 4020 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66606
Director: Sue Brueggemann