Nancy Elizabeth Turner

Nancy Pierce Turner
January 23, 1952 – September 14, 2020
ROCKY MOUNT – Nancy Pierce Turner, age 68, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020. Born in Edgecombe County, NC on January 23, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Richard Earl Pierce and Peggy Sutton Pierce Carver. She was also preceded in death by her niece, Leslie Ann Nicole Hilhorst.

Nancy retired after 31 years of dedicated service as a teacher for G. W. Bulluck School in Edgecombe County. She was a member of Englewood Baptist Church but was unable to attend the last few years due to health reasons. Nancy had many special friends including the Red Hat friends and the West Edgecombe 1970s Girls Group. She was a loving, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Her loving spirit will never be forgotten as she was everything to her family.

Nancy is survived by her husband of 48 years, Ronnie Turner; her daughter, Beth Turner Lewis and husband, Troy, of Tarboro; her grandchildren, Kelly Grace Lewis, Colton Troy Lewis, and Tonia Grimsley and husband, Lee; her great-grandson, Anders Grimsley; her brother, Richard Gregory Pierce and wife, Suzanne, of Holly Springs; her sister, Kimberly Ann P. Hilhorst and husband, Kenny, of Rocky Mount; her aunts, Martha Robbins of Rocky Mount and Margaret Deans and husband, Marshall, of Myrtle Beach, SC; her brothers-in-law, Ray Turner and wife, Jackie, of Rocky Mount, Randy Turner and wife, Bevelie, of Rocky Mount, and Ricky Walker and wife, Gina, of Nashville; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Pastor Johnny Hendricks officiating. Entombment will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park Chapel on the Hill Mausoleum. Visitation with the family will be from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Penders Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, c/o Construction of the Linda Lewis Memorial Children’s Playground, 3246 Howard Ave. Ext., Tarboro, NC 27886.

Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.