FORT WAYNE - Elmira Turner, 88, Fort Wayne, died at Regency Place, Fort Wayne.
She was born Jan. 26, 1921, in Muncie, to Herbert D. and Hazel I. Davis Parke. She married James H. Turner, who preceded her in death.
She was a 1938 Muncie Central graduate and a 1942 Ball State Teachers College graduate. She taught elementary school for many years, retiring from North Webster Elementary School in 1984 after 22 years. She was a member of The Eastern Star and The Indiana State Teachers Association.
Surviving are two sons, James Turner, Fort Wayne, and Charles Turner, Plymouth; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Bruce Turner, and two brothers, Davis and Joseph Parke.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services, Fort Wayne.
