Barbara Gean Turley, 81, peacefully entered into the arms of her Lord & Savior on Sunday, September 3, 2023, after battling a long illness.
Born and raised in South Charleston, she attended South Charleston High School and West Virginia State University. She worked as a tax preparer, homemaker, and home renovator. She enjoyed cooking, dancing, reading, crime shows, debating politics, and playing board games with her grandbabies. She loved her family and loved God most of all.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles & Eleanor Harper; her brother, Charles Harper, II; grandson Andrew Lee Turley, and her loving husband of 46 years, Russell Paul Turley and his sons.
She is survived by their children, Tony (Christine) Turley of Scott Depot, Marc (Lisa) Turley of Huntington, Sherri (Donald Joe) Weathersbee of South Charleston; grandchildren, Brittany Turley (Michael Durst), Briana (Curtis) Sullivan, Kyle Turley (Katy Hall), Amber (Eric) Jarrett, and Sarah Kirk; great grandchildren, Aden, Noah, Piper, Olivia, Greyson, Reagan, Finley, Finn, Asher, Brantley, and Oliver; siblings, Anna Parsons, James Harper, Paul Harper, and Sarah Parcell.
A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m., September 7, 2023, at South Charleston First Church of the Nazarene, South Charleston with Pastor Kent Estep officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends and family will gather one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Heart Association, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.