Mrs. Juanita Turner

Mrs. Juanita Price Turner, daughter of Henry Earl and Mae Ellen Buford Price, was born September 1, 1938, in Oxford, Mississippi. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age and united with Saint John Baptist Church in Oxford. Juanita was committed to a life of learning; she received her preparatory education at the Oxford Training School. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education and Home Economics from Mississippi Industrial College in 1962. She received a Master Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in August of 1975. She began her career in the Oxford Public Schools teaching Elementary Students for ten years. She moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1971, and began her employment with the Milwaukee Public School System. She was an Elementary School Teacher and Reading Specialist at Benjamin Franklin School for twenty years. She was a member of the Parent Teacher Association where she served as Treasurer. She was a former member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was an ‘active’ advocate for young people. On July 15, 1972, Juanita was united in Holy Matrimony to Jerry W. W. Turner in Oxford, Mississippi, to this union one child was born, Jerry W. Turner, Jr.. Juanita was a member of Saint Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church, for more than fifty years. She served as a Church School Teacher, member of the Geraldine Bradford Women’s Missionary Society, Quality of Life Center, member of the Wednesday Morning Bible Study Class, and was active in many church activities and projects until her health declined. Mrs. Turner has finished all of her assignments, and peacefully ascended the stairs steps to heaven on Saturday afternoon, July 6, 2024 as she is looking forward to sitting at the feet of God the Father. She has joined her father, mother, brother, George, and sister, Edna. It is WELL with her soul. Leaving with cherished memories, husband, Jerry William Warren Turner, Sr.; son, Jerry W. Turner, Jr., both of Milwaukee, brothers: Myrt (Vernetta) Price of Sardis Mississippi, David (Viola) Price, Joel (Emma) Price, Earnest Price, all of Oxford Mississippi, Henry Price of Lawton, Oklahoma, , sisters-in-law, Eva Price and Johnnie Price of Oxford, Mississippi; special daughter, Shopintoinne Brent; ultimate caregivers and special daughters, Sharon Wade, Shema and Della; special grand-sons, Chandler A. Davis and Jon (Shankeya) Banty, along with a host of nephews, nieces, other relatives, and many dear friends.

Mrs. Juanita Turner

September 1, 1938 - July 6, 2024