Lillian Turner

Lillian Turner, 88, passed away on Thursday, July 23,2026. A Memorial Service will be on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Church of Christ in Spearman at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. John Scott officiating. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Inc. of Spearman.

Lillian was born on Sept 10,1937 in Canton, Mississippi to Joe and Mary Lou Reeves Quattlebaum.

She graduated from Abilene Christian College and later attended West Texas State and received her Master’s Degree in Education.

Lil was a Spearman resident for over sixty years, and she was an employee of the Spearman School District for twenty-eight years. Having taught over 30 years, she was an avid supporter of students and wanted all to have the opportunity to succeed. Their well being and their command and use of the English language were of vital importance to her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 61years, Bill O. Turner, and her son David Turner, a sister, Ina Mae Mc Mullan, and her husband’s parents, Ned and Jewel Turner.

She is survived by her son, Joe Ned Turner of Amarillo, nieces Elizabeth Haskew and Lynn Leak and their families of the Huntsville, Alabama area, her adopted student, Tim Kizzar and his wife Dionne, and two daughters, Madeline and Caroline of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Among those very closest to her were Molly Turner and her daughters, Cindy Wolf and Deana Shields and their families of Spearman.

Family suggests memorials in Memory of Lil be to the Church of Christ in Spearman at 121 Haney St. Spearman, TX. 79081.