Edith Turner

Biography

Edith D. Turner, 90, of DeGraff passed away peacefully at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2015 at her home. She was born in DeGraff, Ohio on June 27, 1924 to the late Hamer and Lydia (Long) Smith.

She graduated from Lewistown High School in 1942 and married her husband of 69 years, Harold Kenneth Turner, on March 14, 1946.

Edith is survived by her husband Ken and their four children; Deborah (Royce) Day, Thomas (Susie) Turner, Kathryn (Michael) Drennen and Rebecca (G. Michael) Gill; 10 grandchildren, Jill (Eric) Schumann, Kimberly (Steven) Rohrer, Clinton (Lisa) Turner, Amanda (Jared) Jenkins, Jeffrey (Shandra) Day, Karen Day, Erica Drennen, Zachary Drennen, Sean Gill and Mackenzie Gill; nine great grandchildren, Jakob and Ellie Schumann, Kathryn, Lydia and Maggie Rohrer, Claire and Nicholas Jenkins, Addelyn and Evan Day; two sisters, Wanda Schmidt and Ruth (Richard) Beard; two sisters-in-law, Vonnie Smith and Barbara Erhard; and many nieces, nephews and close friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Wilma Van Horn; and two brothers, Jerry and Max Smith.

Edith was a life-long member of Rum Creek United Methodist Church and a member of Pleasant Grange. She served as a Poll Worker on Election Day for many years. Edith loved to garden and was an excellent cook. She was an avid fan of the Cincinnati Reds and loved to listen to their games on the radio. She especially loved her grandchildren.

Pastor Rob Ulmer will officiate a funeral service at 12 noon on Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, 210 W. Hayes Street, DeGraff, Ohio. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Friday. Burial will be in Greenwood-Union Cemetery in DeGraff.

Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Daring & Sanford Funeral Home in DeGraff.