Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Teague Chronicle
May 24, 2007 issue

ELSIE WILLIAMS TURNER


Mrs. Elsie Williams Turner passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2007, in Houston, 
Texas. She was 87 years old.

Elsie was born in Freestone County on March 25, 1920, to Henry Williams and 
Imogene Manning Williams, the third of five children.

Mrs. Turner was a graduate of Teague High School and resided in the area until
1942 when she moved to Houston.

Mrs. Turner was formerly employed by the University of Texas Dental School. 
She was a supervisor in the Clinical Science Department at the time of her 
retirement. Mrs. Turner was a member of Houston's First Baptist Church for 63 
years. During recent years, she served with her husband as Inreach Leaders in 
the Crown Sunday School Class.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Finis S. Turner, her daughter 
Sharon L. Turner of Houston and her brother Henry G. Williams of Teague, Texas.
Elsie also leaves behind many nieces and nephews and a multitude of friends.

A memorial service was held on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at the chapel of First 
Baptist Church with interment following at Forest Park West Cemetery in 
Houston, Texas.