Turner, Elizabeth Casey

Elizabeth Casey Turner, died April 12, 2007, in Muncie, Ind. Born in Enoree, Spartanburg County, S.C., Elizabeth lived most of her adult life in Pearisburg.

Before marrying, she was employed at Celenese in Narrows when going to work meant a ferry ride across the New River. In 1940 she married Kenneth Vernon Turner and the couple settled in Pearisburg where they raised their two children.

Elizabeth was a talented seamstress and homemaker, was active for years in the Home Demonstration Club as well as being active in her church. In 2005, she moved to Westminster Village, Muncie, Ind.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, in 1995 and was the last of five children of Sallie Griffin Casey and James Andrew Casey.

Surviving are her son, Kenneth V. Turner, Jr. and wife Cheryl of Anderson, Ind.; daughter, Alinda T. Uzel of King William, Va.; and four grandchildren, Jayne Dean of Bridgewater, Va., Stephen Turner of Anderson, Ind., Robert Wallace of Harrisonburg, Va., and Sara Turner of Muncie, Ind.; and seven great-grandchildren.

The family will welcome visitors at Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg between 6 and 8 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2007. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Rich Creek. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.