Elizabeth “Liz” Turner Embrey, 90, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at the Carmel Home. She was born on July 21, 1924, in Ohio County to the late Ezra Evans and Gola Howard Evans.
She retired as manager of Labor Management Federal Credit Union. She was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church. Liz was a very active member of the Catholic faith and she wore many hats. She loved, sewing, cooking, baking, traveling and family get-togethers.
She was preceded in death by her first husband of 52 years, Focient A. Turner, Jr.; her second husband of 12 years, Stanford Embrey; and three sisters, Louise Wilson, Sue Bryant and Martha Simons.
She is survived by four sons, Focient A. (Linda) Turner, III, of Daviess County, Michael (Kathy) Turner, of Whitesville, James David ( Elvie) Turner, of Knottsville, and Jeffrey Turner, of Owensboro; four daughters, Moretta (Ken) Bosley, of Owensboro, Sue (Earl) Hodskins, of Livia, Selma (Arnie) Wiesenberg, of Owensboro, and Karen (Paul) Payne, of Knottsville; three stepsons, Steve Embrey, of Ruston, La., Mark (Jennifer) Embrey, of Mississippi, and Greg Embrey, of Owensboro; four stepdaughters, Stanette (Ben) Blair, of Newman, Sharon (Jim) Reid, Barbara (Jim) Barr, and Janice Embrey, all of Owensboro; a sister, Norma (Winfred) Williams, of Calhoun; 58 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Carmel Home Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Cash officiating. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Haley McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home and from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Carmel Home. Prayers will be said at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Kosair Children’s Hospital, 231 E. Chestnut St. Louisville, KY 40202, Ronald McDonald House Charities, One Kroc Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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