Alice Turner

November 16, 1931 - June 20, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Lucille (Kahl) Turner, 86 of Louisiana, will be held at 11am Monday June 25th at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. Pastor Marshall Adams will officiate. Burial will be at the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 4-8pm Sunday June 24th at the Collier Funeral home in Louisiana. Mrs. Turner died at Tri County Nursing home in Vandalia Mo on Wednesday June 20th 2018. She was born November 16th 1931 at her parents’ home in Macoupin County in Illinois to Ralph and Emma (Hampton) Kahl. She married Grover H. Turner June 24th 1950 at Carlinville, Ill. He preceded her in death. She is also survived by three sons, Grover L. Turner wife (Beverly) and Kenneth D. Turner wife (Jody) of Bowling Green, and James D. Turner of Louisiana; two daughters Connie Pruitt of Bowling Green and Joann Kennedy husband (Roger) of Louisiana. Fourteen grandchildren Jimmy Pruitt, Rhonda Pruitt, Stephen Pruitt, Lynn Turner Jr, Holly Leverenz, Erin Findley, Amy Pederson, Elizabeth Couch, Dwane Turner, Jacquiline Barton, Leah Bryant, Ryan Wilson, Cole Turner and Jordan Turner. Thirty-three great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Also four sisters and eight brothers. She was preceded in death by her parents Ralph and Emma Kahl, Sister Eleanor Whitlow, son in law Jim Pruitt. Mrs. Turner had owned and worked at local restaurants prior to her retirement. Alice was one fantastic woman, kind, generous, caring, giving, wonderful, loving and made the best dinner’s rolls ever. She loved flowers, gardening, watching birds, enjoyed her humming birds. She was devoted to her family and she was her family strength. She gave everyone hope, love, encouragement and helping hand whenever they needed it. For each life she touched she enriched it tremendously. Active pallbearers: Jimmy Pruitt, Lynn Turner Jr, Dwane Turner, Ryan Wilson, Trenton Turner Bradly Pruitt. Honorary Pallbearers: Cole Turner, Jordan Turner, Stephen Pruitt, Hunter Pruitt. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Diabetes Association.