The Celebration of Life for Mr. Earl Lee Turner, 60, of Orange, will be Saturday, October 10th, 2026, at 11am at the El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 10 until 11am.
Rites of Christian Burial will be at Magnolia Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
A loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend to many, Earl escaped the bounds of Earth on Monday, September 21, 2026, winging his way to his Heavenly Father.
Earl was born on March 20, 1966, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, to Hazel Marie Turner and the late Hezekiah Barber.
He graduated from West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, Texas, with the Class of 1985.
Before illness occurred, Earl was known for driving trucks, Big E’s Paint and Body Shop, fishing, playing dominoes, and, most of all, being a family-oriented man.
He accepted Christ at an early age and was a devoted member of El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, where he was member of the Usher Board and President of the Male Chorus Choir.
He leaves to cherish his legacy his wife, Sharon Denise Turner; his children, Erica Turner, Erianik Howard (LaDarius), and Earlisha Turner; and 17 grandchildren: Zakeria, Zachary Jr., Zanaya, Zayden, Zyrah, Zakaylen, Daliyah, LaDarius Jr., LaDarion, LaDariah, Londyn, Lilah, LaJarius, Aaronyona, Aaron Jr., Talynn, and Tykeem. He also leaves his mother, Hazel Turner, five sisters, Wanda “Faye” Jackson, Carolyn Turner, Betty Turner, Christina Turner, and Daphne Turner and one brother, Bobby Ray Turner.
He also leaves a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends to cherish his memory.
Earl also leaves five special children: Raven Walker, Chasity Jones, La’Kesha Zeigler, Lenesha Zeigler, and Leneal Zeigler Jr.; his brothers in Christ, Rev. Leneal Zeigler Sr., Willie Southern Jr., and Sampson Simmons; and his special sister, Reyna Senegal.
He was preceded in death by his son, Earl Lee Turner, Jr., his father, Hezekiah Barber; his sister, Deborah Ann Turner; and his grandmother, Fannie Turner.
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