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| Name: |
Dorothy R. Turner
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| Birth Date & Death Date |
September 23rd, 1921 - June 16th, 2010
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| Obituary: |
Morton - Dorothy R. Turner, 88, of Morton, died at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Morton Terrace Care Center.
She was born Sept. 23, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Wiley and Stella (Teaford) Webb. She married William F. Turner on June 5, 1949, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on Oct. 11, 1978.
Surviving are two daughters, Rebecca Jones of Morton and Jennifer (Richard) Amrein of Chesterfield, Mo.; two grandchildren, Dr. Torrie Turner Jones of Springfield, Ill., and Brandon Jones of Creve Coeur; and one great-grandson, Landon Turner Jones.
She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, where she received her BS in Education. She then attended Illinois State University in Normal.
An English teacher for 43 years, Dorothy taught for 33 years at Washington High School, retiring in 1988.
She enjoyed doing volunteer work at the Morton Public Library.
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| Memorials: |
Morton Public Library, 315 W. Pershing, Morton, IL 61550 or Tazewell Animal Protective Society, 100 Taps Lane, Pekin, IL 61554
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| Cemetery: |
Roberts Cemetery
Muller Road
Morton, IL 61550 (map/driving directions)
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| Visitations: |
11:00AM to 1:00PM on Saturday, June 19th, 2010 at Ludwig Mortuary (map/driving directions)
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| Services: |
1:00PM at Ludwig Mortuary on Saturday, June 19th, 2010 (map/driving directions)
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