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Jeffie Sissie Turner

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Mrs. Floyd "Sissie" Turner, 83, passed away February 17, 2019, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, AR after a long battle with cancer. She has always been known as "Sissie", a name her eldest brother gave her when he initially saw her after her birth. Sissie Bradshaw Turner was born on June 11, 1935, in Star City, Ark. She grew up in Wright, Ark., and attended Plum Bayou School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of England, Ark. Sissie and Floyd were married 62 years when he passed away on December 11, 2015. Sissie loved her children and grandchildren first and foremost. Secondly, she loved to travel with her husband. They toured many countries and almost every state. She and her closest friends, Mary Jane Rollins, Bobbie Lynn Henderson and Karen Whitehead went on numerous trips and she loved every minute. Nothing could ever take place, until her hair was done by her hair dresser, Delbert Minton. She always said he and his wife were the best of friends. Sissie was a wonderful cook and known for her pies! Sissie was predeceased in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Jefferson Bradshaw. Her husband, Floyd; son, Timothy; daughter, Kimberly Diane; her brothers, Harold and Kenneth Bradshaw; and her sister Bobbie Oliger. She is survived by her daughter Sheree Hillis (Greg); daughter-in-law, Mala Turner; two granddaughters: Rachel Jackson (Barry) and Hanah Henderson; two grandsons: Ryan Henderson and Jackson Turner; great-grandchildren: Greer and Connor Jackson and Turner Henderson; her sister: Bettie Phillips; brother John Bradshaw; her sister-in-law, Patsy Wallace as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Linda Hampton for her years of devotion and service. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 19, 2019, from 6-8 p.m. at Roller England Funeral Home Funeral. Graveside funeral services will be Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Mulberry Cemetery in England, Ark. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/england

Published February 19, 2019

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