Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329

Mary Hundley Harper Turner
March 4, 1951 – August 11, 2015
Springfield – Mary H. Turner, 64, died at Hospice Savannah on August 11, 2015, after a long struggle with cancer.
Mary was born on March 4, 1951 in Martinsville, Virginia. She graduated with an Associate's Degree from Saint Mary's College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She later pursued a Bachelor of Education Degree and later a Master Degree of Education from the University of Tennessee. She taught in Tennessee as an elementary school teacher for a few years before relocating to Savannah, Georgia. She taught in Chatham County for two years before taking a teaching job in Effingham County. While in Effingham County she pursued an Education Specialist Degree from Georgia Southern University. She taught English Language Arts at Effingham High School before transferring to Effingham County Middle School where she retired after 31 years of service.
She was a former member of the Springfield United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She later became an active member of the Jerusalem Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles B. and Margaret B. Harper, and a brother, William (Bill) Harper.
She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Norman V. Turner of Springfield, Georgia; two daughters, Audrey T. (James) Breda of Springfield, Georgia and Amy T. (Gary) Hart of Guyton, Georgia; one grandson, Grayson J. Breda of Springfield, Georgia; a brother and sister-in-law, Blain (Sue) Harper; a sister, Charlotte Harper all of Charlottesville, Virginia; a sister and brother-in-law, Dr. Meg (Dr. Bruce Dain) Harper of Salt Lake, Utah; three nephews, Austin Hall, Matthew and Paul Harper of Charlottesville, Virginia; her mother-in-law, Mary Z. Turner of Springfield, Georgia; a sister-in-law, Jocelyn T. (Richard) Porter of Guyton, Georgia.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Jerusalem Lutheran Church.
Burial will follow in Union Cemetery in Springfield, Georgia.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Jerusalem Lutheran Church general fund, 2966 Ebenezer Road, Rincon, Georgia 31326.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel (912)754-6421