Obituary: Ruth Bell Turner
Ruth B. Turner, age 88, was born July 21, 1934 to the late Roosevelt Hill Sr. and Lucille Glass Hill in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
Her funeral service was held on Sunday August 28, 2022, at 12 p.m. at Mays Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Dwight Rucker was in charge of the service. Burial was in the church cemetery and Dixie Funeral Home was in charge of the professional service.
Ruth departed this life Friday, August 19, 2022. She was educated in Hardeman County. Ruth professed Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age.
She was united in holy matrimony to Adell Morrow on August 13, 1951. To this union, 13 children were born. Adell and Ruth shared 30 years together until his death on November 23, 1981. She later was united to Willie Turner and was united with him for 16 years, until his death.
Ruth worked many years for Mr. Don and Peggy Mask. After that, she started working at the Town House restaurant, Bakers restaurant, and Bakers converted over to Hills Management. There, she was the lead over the baking department. People knew her from those wonderful rolls and great pies that she made. She worked there until it closed down. She then started doing landscaping work and did it for some years. Her last job was at the Buffet House.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Roosevelt and Lucille Hill, Sr.; one son, Early H. Morrow; three daughters, Rosie Walton, Ruthie Smith, and Mattie Polk; one brother, Roosevelt Hill, Jr.; two sisters, Barbara Hill and Frances Falls; six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
Ruth leaves to cherish her memory seven daughters, Barbara Walton, Gloria (Gary) Jones, Charlene (Billy) Jones, Louise (Kevin) Lake, Sherry Morrow, Latonia Morrow, and Shanika (Nicholas) Williams; two sons, Adell Morrow Jr. and Johnny (Carla) Morrow; one brother, Nathaniel (Emma) Hill; six sisters, Callie Tucker, Mildred Gibson, Hattie Harbert, Ethel Gills, Gracie Hamer, and Carolyn (Booker) Gillespie; 45 grandchildren, 100 great grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Courtesy of Dixie Funeral Home, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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