Hazel Turnage

Graveside services for Mrs. Hazel Turnage will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, February 18, 2019, at Oakvale Cemetery in Covington County, MS.  Mrs. Turnage, 90, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg, MS.  Reverend Rob Webb will officiate. Saulters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Hazel Turnage was born January 8, 1929 in Jones County, MS to Ethel Turnage and Myrtis Brinson Turnage. Mrs. Turnage was a graduate of Lone Star High School, Jones County Junior College and University of Southern Mississippi.  She held a B. S. and Master’s Degree from USM and taught 32-1/2 years at Prentiss Elementary School as a 2nd grade teacher.  She was an avid gardener and quilter.  She was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ethel and Myrtis Turnage and a brother. Mrs. Turnage is survived by one brother, Willie Bert (Joyce) Turnage of Ocean Springs; one niece, Sandi (Jimmy) Smith of Petal and two great nieces, Meagan and Lauren Smith of Petal. Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com