Ellen Turner, age 91, of Talbert, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening December 18, 2025, at her home on Turners Creek, with her loving son by her side. She was born September 22, 1934, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, to the late William and Rachel Herald.
Ellen devoted 36 years of her life to education, retiring as a teacher with the Breathitt County School System. Through her work, she touched the lives of countless students and families and was respected for her dedication and care.
She enjoyed gardening, reading, and sitting on the porch, but especially cherished time spent with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and extended family. A woman of strong faith, Ellen was a member of the Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church and also attended the Turners Creek Mennonite Church for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Rob Turner; her brothers, Joe Ed Herald, Johnny Herald, William Herald, and Elliot Herald; and her sisters, Grace Herald and Ruth Eads.
She is survived by her son, Gary (Teri) Turner; her daughters, Brenda (Bill) Hall, Martha (Jim) Tyra, and Rachel (Stephen) Shepherd; her sisters, Elizabeth (Felbert) Brewer, Wanda Herald, and Polly (Junior) Raleigh; her grandchildren, Robert (Rachel) Hall, Roger (Raeanne) Hall, Chelcie Tyra, and Kenneth Hisle; and her great-grandchildren, Reed Hall, Berkley Hall, Owen Hall, and Westin Hall, Kaylee Hisle, and Axel Hisle.
Visitation for Ellen will be held at the Turners Creek Mennonite Church on Sunday, December 21, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Her funeral service will be conducted at the church on Monday, December 22, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m., with Phil Swartzentruber, Paul Hall, and Pat Turner officiating. Burial will follow in the Alice B. Turner Cemetery at Turners Creek.
Nephews Noah Jenkins, Reuben Turner, Sigel Turner, Darrell Herald, William Albert Herald, Jeff Appleton, and Roger Cole will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, Ellen request donations to The National Kidney Foundation or American Heart Association.
“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord… that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.”
Revelation 14:13
