Janis Turner

(From Paul Thomas Funeral Home)

Janis Ann Turner of Monkey Island, OK passed from this life Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at her home. She was 79.

Janis was born August 20, 1939 in Picher, OK to James Harvey and Ruby Christine (DeWeese) Lawhead. Janis had lived on Monkey Island for the past 60 years. She was a member of Lake Center Baptist Church, Monkey Island, OK where she was very active in children’s department and in the kitchen. She also served as song leader, treasurer and a Sunday school teacher and she was a caretaker of many people.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Jerry Lawhead and a sister, Emily Buchanan.

Survivors include her husband Carl Turner of the home, 2 daughters, Teresa Ann Dill and husband Richard of Claremore, OK and Carla Jo Apple and husband Ray of El Reno, OK, her brother, James Lawhead of Baxter Springs, KS, 4 sisters, Mary Ann Purscelley of Quapaw, OK, Dorothy Bennett of Colcord, OK, Marlene Boyd of Lawton, OK and Debbie Sargent of Joplin, MO, 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday June 21, 2019 at Lake Center Baptist Church, Monkey Island, OK. Rev. Kim Hayes and Rev. Caleb Jernigan will officiate. Interment will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK. Richard Dill, Ray Apple, Kenny Sturges, Joel Woodward, Ben Schraad, Kyle Keiffer will serve as pallbearers. Carl Tesreau and Reggie Stone will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Miami, OK. Services have been placed in the care of the Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, OK. Online condolences may be made at www.paulthomasfuneralhome.com