Jean Williams Turner, 95, La Plata, MD formerly of Memphis, TN died on November 25, 2015, at Sagepoint Senior Living. She was the widow of Homer D. Turner, Jr.

Jean was a native Memphian, where she was a former member and frequent officer of many societies, to include: Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, National Society Magna Charta Dames, Plantagenet Society, Colonial Order of the Crown, Dames of the Court of Honor United States, Daughters of 1812, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Daughters of American Colonists, and Descendants of Early Settlers. A member of several Genealogical Societies (Tennessee, Virginia, West Tennessee), and the Tennessee Historical Society, she also served as past president of the Parent Teacher Association and past City Council President of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.

Jean is survived by a son, Dudley E. Turner (Barbara Kollen) of Carmichael, CA; daughter, Jean Turner Earnshaw (George) of Waldorf, MD; sister, Virginia Hochnedel of Seymour, TN; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services and interment will be held in Memphis, TN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9929. Arrangements provided by Arehart-Echols Funeral Home.