Funeral service for Claretha Turner, 69, was held Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 1:00pm at Mt. Mariah Baptist Church in Lisman, Alabama with Rev. Jasper Irby officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Claretha Turner was born March 5, 1954 to the late Alice Ruth Ruffin and the late Marzine Traylor. She departed this life for eternity on January 31, 2024 at Anderson Regional Hospital in Meridian, MS. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Annie Nell Ruffin, Hettie M. Ruffin; two brothers, Hugh Blank Ruffin, Henry Ruffin; and one special friend, George Cade.
Claretha confessed Christ at an early age and joined Mt. Mariah Baptist Church.
She leaves to cherish her memories: husband, James Turner; one son, Johnny Books; one daughter, Loretha Ruffin, all of Lisman, AL; four sisters, Margaret Ruffin, Annie B. Ruffin, Hettie J. Ruffin, all of Lisman, AL, Pauline Ruffin of Yantley, AL; three sisters-in-law, Melinda Ruffin of Lisman, AL, Dorothy Kisitu of Cincinnati, OH and Annie Turner of Butler, AL; one brother-in-law, Eddie (Branda) Turner; one brother, Herbert Ruffin of Akron, OH; six grandchildren, Jocelyn Brooks, J’ohnee Brooks, Johnny Brooks, Jr., Eric James, J’onn Brooks, Makalya Ruffin; one great grandchild, Arielle Ratliff; and a host of special nieces, nephews, and friends.