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Frances Turner Obituary

Gaffney, S.C. - Frances Lipscomb Turner, 99, of 107 Brittany Road, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at her residence.

Born in Gaffney, she was the wife of the late H. Pittman Turner and daughter of the late Horace Bentley Lipscomb and Lillie Allen Lipscomb. She was a graduate of Gaffney High School and retired from the Cherokee County Magistrate's Office. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a member of the Gleaner's Sunday School Class, Young at Heart, the Senior Adult Choir and the Carrie Nell Rivers Circle. She and her husband enjoyed ballroom dancing. She loved traveling, playing cards with her girlfriends, and loved her family, friends and everyone she came in contact with.

She was the loving mother of two sons, Patrick H. Turner (George Slowik, Jr.) of New York, NY; Michael R. Turner (Jenny) of Charlotte, NC; a daughter, Sally Grindstaff (Jamie) of Gaffney; three grandchildren, Amy T. Ludwig (Chad), Michael Turner, and Leala Grindstaff; three great-grandchildren, Carson Ludwig, Wyatt Ludwig and Haley Ludwig. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra T. Matthews, four sisters, Evelyn Sparks, Lula Harling, Delle Middleton and Nancy Speer and three brothers, Gene Lipscomb, Ralph Lipscomb and H. B. Lipscomb.

The family would like to thank Lacie, Katie and Rebecca from Hospice Compassus and a very special thanks to Pearl Sims our angel caregiver.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Sellers, Rev. Tommy Comer and Dr. Tommy Huddleston officiating. Interment will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: First Baptist Church, 200 N. Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC 29340 or Hospice Compassus, 212 E. Floyd Baker Boulevard, Gaffney, SC 29340.

The family will be at the residence, 107 Brittany Road, Gaffney.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com.

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, S.C.

Published by The Gaffney Ledger on Mar. 14, 2018.
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