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Leo Jessee
April 20, 2010
One of Lorraine's runs was up from the Temple Hill Cemetary to the top of Buzzard Roost. She would pass by my Mother's, Lora Couch, home. She always had time to stop and give Mom a smile and some pleasant and caring remarks. Thank you Lorraine you can now talk to Mom in Heaven. Leo Jessee
Donald Baldwin
April 17, 2010
i am sorry hear this she was a wonderfull person ..she will be missed
Timothy Ferguson
April 15, 2010
I remember her how she was such an inspiration to our family especially our children. I remember her when how she so involved in sports especially track and field. She will be missed by every one in Russell County and the School system.
nicole hale
April 15, 2010
im so sorry to hear this just found out today by my mom im really hurt over this but i know shes in a better place... she was a good friend
god bless her and her family and friends
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Shawn Street
April 14, 2010
Dr. Turner was such a wonderful person. She was always there whenever I needed something while I worked for the local paper. I'll always cherish the wedding gift that she sent. May God bless her family and friends.
April 14, 2010
Lorraine's service and dedication to the students, staff, and and faculty has always been and will continue to be such an inspiration. She worked tirelessly to improve the quality of education for the students of our county. As a teacher, I never felt that thank-you was enough to say. Her humbleness of heart, dedication to service, and willingness to help served as model for me to follow. My heart aches for the family yet I rejoice that I was both priviledged and blessed to have worked with and for such a wonderful person. Just knowing her was a blessing. Leisa Rainbolt (Lebanon)
LARRY LEDFORD
April 14, 2010
To the Turner Family
My Prayers and Thoughts are with the entire family during this time of great grief. Our God is watching over Lorraine now! I did not know Lorraine as an educator but it looks like she was well respected; a fellow Classmate of '68. Lorraine will be missed.
Linda Sifford Altizer
April 14, 2010
I am so sorry to read of Lorraine's passing. She was such a wonderful person. I remember when I transferred to Castlewood from St Paul, she was one of the first people to befriend me. She had a heart of gold and always looked out for everyone else. I had the priviledge of seeing Lorraine and working with her with Special Olympics in Bristol. Watching her help those precious children was a blessing. She was one of a kind and may her spirit be with us always and keep the rest of us uplifted. Russell County has lost the best. God bless and comfort you during this time and may her memories become treasures for all of us.
Ray Salyer
April 13, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
April 13, 2010
Ike and Other Family Members,
My thoughts and prayers are being sent your way during this time and in weeks to come. Lorraine was a dynamic individual who mastered "multi-tasking" before it became vogue. She was always empowering her colleagues through words and actions, and her commitment to a quality education for all children was ever present in her daily schedule. Russell County and Virginia have lost an exemplary leader, a devoted educator, a compassionate individual, and a woman who left her footprints for the test of time. It's an honor to call her a colleague and a friend. Gabie Frazier (Richmond, VA)
P.S. I know Lorraine is getting everyone organized in Heaven!!
Connie Ramey
April 13, 2010
May God bless you. Sorry for your loss. May God be with you and your loved one's in this time of sorrow. We love you with all our Heart's
Love Connie Steffey Ramey and family.
April 13, 2010
The Lee County School Board and Fred Marion, Superintendent, send condolences to the Lorraine Turner family. We are sorry for your loss. May God Bless and keep you during this time of sorrow.
The Wilson Family
April 13, 2010
Thank you, Mrs. Turner, for your dedication to our schools, and most importantly, to the children of Russell County. You were a soldier and an ambassador for God and for our children, and it is now time to lay your armour down and enjoy the fruits of your labor. You will forever be in our hearts and your imprint will remain a permanent, integral part of the Russell County School system. Rest in peace. Thank you for your years of service.
The Sutherland and Shell Families
April 13, 2010
Our family was privileged to have known Lorraine in both a personal and professional capacity. Her integrity, dedication, intelligence, and caring were immeasurable, as is the enduring legacy she leaves in the lives of all who knew her. The Russell County school system and extended community will be forever bettered as a result of her tireless efforts on their behalf. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who feels her loss, particularly Ike, Mrs. Cochran, her church family, and the Russell County school system. May God bless and keep you all in His care now and in the days ahead.
The family of the late Claudia Baker Sutherland
(C.B. "Sonny" & Chris Sutherland and Michael & Calli Shell)
April 13, 2010
May the Lord comfort you in this very difficult time. Lorraine was a very special lady who will be missed by everyone who had the privilege to know her. Cuba & Vicki Porter
Sally Bolling
April 13, 2010
To the family and friends of Dr. Turner: I am so sorry for your loss and hope that you will find comfort in your memories and from the love and support of your family and friends.
Rhonda & Joe DiPietro
April 13, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Dr. Lorraine Turner. Her caring and love for all those around her, will always be honored and remembered. May God Bless you all.
Ashley Musick
April 13, 2010
Mr.Turner& Family,
I am very saddened to hear of the loss of Mrs.Turner. She was a great contributor to Russell County and a dear person to all who knew her. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time. May God bless you all and give you peace with the wonderful memories of Lorraine.
April 13, 2010
May God Bless you and comfort you today and all the days to come.
Charlotte Hess
HES Teacher
Brenda Bundy
April 13, 2010
In this time or sorrow, may it gladden your heart to kown how well respected and appreciated Lorraine was. Her love of children and community was obvious in the life's work she chose. You will be in my prayers and thoughts throughout the coming days.
Brenda & Johnny Steele
April 13, 2010
Our prayers go out to Ike and all the family. Lorraine was a very special and dedicated person. God bless you all.
Lester Watson
April 13, 2010
Leslie was lucky to have Lorriane as a teacher for the first semester of her seventh grade in school. She was an inspiration to Leslie as I am sure she was too many other students in the Russell County School System. The lost to the school system will be great however I know your lost is greater. May God comfort you and Lorraine’s family at this time. It is times like these that God hides us in the cleft of his hand as the world continues around us.
Lester, Gail Watson and Family
Bill & Pat Plaster
April 13, 2010
We are saddened to learn of the untimely death of Lorraine. We offer our sincere condolences to Mary, Ike, Sue and all family members. We will always remember Lorraine as a kind, and caring person, who had an inate love for children. Lorraine will be missed by everyone who knew her.
Deborah Hall
April 13, 2010
Dear Ike I was saddened to hear of the passing of Lorraine, I pray that
God will give you strength and comfort. My prayers are with you. Thank you for sharing your wife with all the people of Russell County she will never be forgotten for all the hard work she did to inprove the school system and help the children of our county.
Marsha House
April 12, 2010
To The Turner/Cochran Family
I have known Lorraine Turner since I was seven years old. She was the student teacher in my first grade class. I remember that she and Ike helped out with a first grade play or pageant or some program that our first grade class was putting on and as little kids, we just thought it was so funny that she and Ike were boyfriend and girlfriend. We were running around giggling and laughing at them. A few years later Lorraine became my first basketball coach at Dante Elementary. She would make us do all kinds of drills. But all we wanted to do was play but she said that we had to learn the fundamentals of the game. She was a pretty disciplined coach.
It was a few years later that I came to know her as more than just my teacher and my coach. Lorraine and I became teammates on a Ladies slow pitch softball team known as the "Daredevils". This was an awesome softball team. We would travel all over the place just about every weekend playing softball. On several occasions, I rode to the games with Lorraine. It was during these times that she would talk to me about education. She would tell me that I had to finish high school and that I needed to work hard and for me not to just go through the motions of going to class but go and try to understand everything that I was being taught that knowledge was the key. I was never a great student. A "C" student at best, but she always said work as hard as you can. I have never forgotten her words of encouragement. Lorranie was never a person who needed to be center stage.Never wanted to be the center of importance. She always made everybody else feel important. She always made me , a thirteen year old black kid, feel like the center of importance. She commanded great respect not because she had a Doctorate but because she gave great respect. Today I hold a Masters Degree in Counselor Education and I am the Guidance Coordinator at Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia and I have a nineteen year old daughter who is a sophomore at Radford University and I know that Lorraine played a part in that success. To her family I wish to tell you that I will mourn her passing from this life to the after life, but I will take with me her spirit and a quote which I recently read that I believe sums up better than I can the messages that she tried to teach me as a young girl and that is " Dreams Come True When Opportunity and Preparation Meet". Her spirit and her messages I'll take with me through the remainder of my journey through this life.
So long my teacher;my coach;my teammate and my friend.
My Deepest Sympathy to the family
Doug Arnold
April 12, 2010
I am saddened to learn of the death of Lorraine Turner. Lorraine proved to be a very capable and visionary leader of the Russell County School System. May the family be comforted in knowing that her legacy lives on in the lives of the children that she touched.
Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss.
April 12, 2010
Dear Ike,
I am shocked and saddened to hear of Lorraine's untimely passing. Thoughout our years at CHS and in my reflections upon that time, I have always held both of you in the highest regard. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers. Fondly, Becky Dellinger Hancock
Bobby and Amy Woods and family
April 12, 2010
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Jimmy, Kathy, Isaac Baker
April 12, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Turner Family. Were so sorry for the loss of a Wonderful Neighbor.
April 12, 2010
To Ike & the entire Cochran/Turner family:
I was just made aware of Lorraine's unexpected death, & I am shaken. She was larger than life, the person who was stronger, smarter, kinder, more loving than the rest of us. An athlete...I remember being awed by Lorraine... out at the crack of dawn running 10 miles before work...long before running was in vogue.
I always thought we would meet again someday & have a good long visit. How can it be that she is gone? My heart breaks for you, Ike, & for all of us who knew her & loved her. Farewell, my old & dear friend.
In deepest sympathy, Deb Litton Read
April 12, 2010
Our donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Lorraine's memory will help the group of people Lorraine loved the most: children in need. Kilgore Law Firm, St. Paul, Va For others wishing to do the same here are the contacts: Donate By Phone
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place
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Peggy Webb
April 12, 2010
I was very sorry to hear about Dr. Turner death. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Thomas Brewster
April 12, 2010
Lorraine was an outstanding educational leader, advocate for children, friend, and mentor. Lorraine also led our Region VIi Superintendent's Study Group. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ike, Aunt Mary, Sue, Red, Adam, and Jessica.
Thomas Brewster
Betty Brewster
Elizabeth & Ronald Collins
April 12, 2010
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Nikki Austin-Hicks
April 12, 2010
I was deeply sadden to hear of the loss of Lorraine. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
April 12, 2010
I am deeply appreciative of the professionalism and dedication that Lorraine brought to the work of teaching and the work of teaching teachers. In particular, the teaching of social studies and social sciences is far better today in Russell County than when she found it. I enjoyed working with her, and our children will be the beneficiaries of her hard work even as she leaves us.
She was and will always be a good one.
Love and respect,
Jack Roper
Emory & Henry College
Jack Roper
April 12, 2010
I am deeply appreciative of the professionalism and dedication that Lorraine brought to the work of teaching and the work of teaching teachers. In particular, the teaching of social studies and social sciences is far better today in Russell County than when she found it. I enjoyed working with her, and our children will be the beneficiaries of her hard work even as she leaves us.
She was and will always be a good one.
Love and respect,
Jack Roper
Emory & Henry College
Angie Farmer
April 12, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.
A heart that touches the lives of others last forever. I feel very blessed to have known and worked with Lorraine. She will be forever missed.
May your hearts soon be filled with great memories of a life well lived.
Angie Hess Farmer
Donna Duncan Cheek
April 12, 2010
Our deepest condolenses to the family and friends of Lorraine. May God Bless you all during this very tragic time.
Linda Miotke
April 12, 2010
I am deeply saddened by the news of Lorraine's passing. May you find comfort in knowing the great impact she had on the lives of so many people. I regret that I cannot be with you, Ike, but know that my heart and prayers are with you.
Judy Marshall
April 12, 2010
Lorraine was a wonderful person.She was my seventh grade teacher.I am so saddened by this loss.My thoughts and prayers are with the family!
Donna Long Parks
April 12, 2010
Ike, I was so sorry to hear of Her passing. She was a true asset to the educational system in RUssell Co and an extra ordinary person and friend.. Our thoughts and prayers go with you.
and yours.
April 12, 2010
My heart goes out to Lorraine's family. I was ahocked on Sunday morining to hear of her untimely death. She served the children in Russell County Schools magnificently. What an incredible lady she was. I join many others in including her family in my prayers.
Ann Gregory
David Wilkin
April 12, 2010
Sincere condolences on the loss of a great educator and a great lady. From the entire VHCC family, we are so sorry for your loss. F. David Wilkin, President, Virginia Highlands Community College
Amy & Todd Glover
April 12, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you Ike and family during this time of grief. May God Speed.
Mary Adams-Jones
April 12, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
April 12, 2010
Dr. Turner was a wonderful friend to me. My Mentor. A wonderful example, Lady, her values, her love for children, her standards for quality education for ALL children, especially children with disabilities. Our loss is truly Heaven's gain. My prayers go out to her family and many, many friends...Wanda Kinder LPS
Geneva Gauldin
April 12, 2010
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this difficult time. Dr. Turner was a remarkable person who touched so many lives.
April 12, 2010
Ike & Family,
May God be with you and your family during the loss of Lorraine. She will be missed by so many, many people who knew her. Connie & Ronnie MIlton
Amanda Slaughter
April 12, 2010
Thank you for all the wonderful work you have done in the schools of Russell County. You had an incredible dedication and passion for the students. You will be sorely missed.
connie&phillip harris
April 12, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Carol Courtney
April 12, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this very sad time. Dr. Turner was a great help with my child many years ago to help her get in the right direction with her education.
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