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, 85, passed away March 28, 2014.
She was born Dec. 10, 1928 in Lamar County Alabama to the late Tol Roy and Rosa Moore Holliday. She attended Sulligent High School and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
She leaves behind son, Roy (Cheryl) Turman of Phoenix; daughter, Sandra Faye (Jerry) Smith of Sulligent, Alabama; grandchildren, Trudi Turner, Shaun (Erica) Parra, Kris Stresnak, Kristin Turman, William Davirro, Maria Vansuela, Dee Ann Yates and Jeffrey Smith; 19 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brother, Bobby Tol Holiday of Scottsdale; and sisters, Mary Otis of Kearny and Nellie Jean McKim of East Lansing, Michigan.
She was preceded in death by parents, Tol Roy and Rosa Holiday; husband, Buster Turman; sisters, Isabell “Tudi” Jones and Yvonna Trimm; and an infant brother.
Services for Mrs. Turman were held Wednesday, April 2.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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