Faye Elizabeth Turner

Faye Elizabeth (Bailey) Turner, 76, beloved wife of the late Charles Edward Turner Sr. and a Laurel Maryland resident of 44 years, slipped the bonds of this earth to be with the Lord on January 7, 2014. She was born January 9, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Marion Betton (Bailey) Booker also a Laurel resident who was married to the late Fitzgerald Booker.

Known to all as a friendly, caring and giving person, she knew of no better pleasure than to care for her family. She had a love of grocery shopping and would make her rounds every day. She also had a love of numerology and would frequently win in the Maryland Pick3 and Pick4 games. She worked many years, in many departments, at the Montgomery Ward in Laurel as well as the Montgomery Ward warehouse facility in Landover as a delivery coordinator. She held an appointment for several years as an election judge for the state of Maryland, Prince George's County, working the elections conducted in Laurel and as such, met many of its residents. She also held a commission as a Notary Public for the State of Maryland. She attended Tennessee State University where she was a biology major and where she met her future husband of 50 years, Charles Sr.

Faye is survived by her three devoted sons, Charles Jr., Gerald Sr. (Jerry), Daryl and cherished daughter-in-law Teresa, wife of Jerry. She was the adoring grandmother of Christopher, Gerald Jr and Zachary as well as her two great-granddaughters, Camryn and Maliyah. She leaves behind many friends and acquaintances and will be deeply missed.

A visitation will be held on Friday, January 17, 2014 in the Chapel of the Donaldson Funeral Home, 313 Talbott Avenue, Laurel, MD beginning at 10:30 AM and continuing until the service begins at 12:30 PM. Interment will follow at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Laurel, MD.