Rachel Turner

Rachel Elizabeth Bennett Turner, 95, of Greenville, formerly of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Born December 3, 1916, in Florence, SC, she was the widow of Dr. James Lee Turner, who taught at Converse College, and daughter of the late King David Bennett and Mottie Septor Purvis Bennett of Bennettsville. Mrs. Turner received her B.A. from Coker College. Her employment history included administrative assistant to two college presidents and teacher at Houston Elementary School. A member of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, she taught Second Grade Sunday School for over 50 years. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren for whom she helped care for as they grew up, and she always wanted to be helpful and see the best in others. Surviving are her son, James David Turner and wife Amy Pecht of Travelers Rest, SC; daughter, Helen Lee Turner and husband Claude N. Stulting, Jr. of Greenville, SC; her grandchildren, E. Bennett Stulting Chiles and Chris Chiles of Santa Monica, California; J. Forest Stulting and Turner S. Stulting of Greenville; and her niece, Marilyn Bennett Collins of Bennettsville. She is predeceased by siblings Harold and Joseph Bennett and Edna Bennett Skym. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:45 PM on Saturday, September 1, at Fernwood Baptist Church where the service, to be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Kirk H. Neely, will follow at 1:15 PM. Interment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Morningside Baptist Church, 897 South Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302; Fernwood Baptist Church, 200 Fernwood Drive Spartanburg, SC 29307; or The Dr. James Lee Turner Scholarship at Converse College, 580 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Rachel Elizabeth Bennett Turner please visit our Sympathy Store.