Ellen Turner

Ms. Sarah Ellen Manley Turner, age 85, of Milner, passed away June 8, 2023, at Brightmoor Hospice.  Ellen grew up in Zebulon, daughter of the late Hoyt Manley and Myrtle Murphey Manley. She was a 1955 graduate of Zebulon High School. Ellen worked for the airlines industry for most of her life, beginning her career with Southern Airlines and retiring as a Secretary from Delta Airlines. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Milner, and enjoyed reading, singing, and talking on the phone with friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Donald Moore and Harold Turner, and her brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Mary Frances Manley.

She was a wonderful aunt to her nephews: Donny Manley, Tim Manley (Sharon), and Steve Manley (Gina); great-nephews and great-nieces: Boyd Astin (Kaylee), Jeremiah Manley (Nikki), Caleb Manley (Amanda), Jessica Bulloch (Justin), Claire Manley, and Sophia Manley; great-great-nieces and nephews: Taylor (Mack), Tyler (Josh), Emaleigh, Brantlee, and Barrett; great-great-great nephew: Easton; special cousins: Tommy Manley (Pat), Brenda Murphey, Jeff Murphey (Carolyn), Susan Sutton (Reggie), Sherri Moody (Terrell), Scott Johnston (Jennifer), Stacy Johnston (Barbara); and many other cousins, family members and friends who loved her dearly.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 11, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Moody-Daniel Funeral Home with Pastor Audie Wells officiating. Burial will follow in the Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery.

Friends may visit the family on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., at the funeral home.