Janie Turner, a daughter, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a friend, a godmother, an encourager, and most of all a child of the Almighty God peacefully passed away from this life to a life eternal with the Father on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 around 7 a.m. at the Complete Care at Green Acres Rehabilitation Center, Toms River, New Jersey.
Janie was born to Holt and Ethel Mae Smith in Hurtsboro, Alabama on August 12, 1944. She was fun, feisty, kind, challenging, caring, happy, loving, loyal and a blessing from God. She deeply loved her family and friends. She loved cookouts, movies, singing, God, the Word of God, her church, her family, family gatherings, laughing, vacationing, and most of all eating. One of her favorite lines was “I must be hungry; because this sho is good.” This is what she said when she was enjoying her food. As she enjoyed eating, she also enjoyed cooking for those she loved and for those that loved her cooking. Her macaroni and cheese was always a favorite.
Janie graduated from Ullman High School, Birmingham, Alabama. She attended Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) an HBCU. Living in Alabama gave her a front row seat to the Civil Rights movement. In 1963, she became a part of history when she marched through the streets of Birmingham Alabama with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. She was a part of the change she wanted to see.
Janie (maiden “Smith”) married Clarence Turner in 1966 in Birmingham. To this union was born her beloved Cedric. Janie moved to Lakewood New Jersey in 1970. She became a single mother but she continued to excel personally and spiritually. She became a homeowner and secured a successful position at the New Jersey Natural Gas Company as a meter reader/debt collector. In July 2008, Janie retired from the gas company and looked forward to enjoying her retirement. However, things took an unexpected turn. In 2018, her beloved and only son, Cedric, passed away and her health began to change as she continued to live life under her new norm.
Janie leaves to cherish her memory; her mother, Ethel Mae Smith; her sisters: Amy DeLoatch and Barbara Beatty; her nieces: Tijuana Smith Frison (Nathaniel), Amy Smith, Jackie Smith, Marquisa Smith; her nephews: Timothy Smith, Mark Smith; her great niece,Danielle Smith; her great nephew, Jamil Robinson; her great-great niece, Azarya Turner; great-great nephew, Mehssai Turner; the entire Mason and Boyd family; and a host of family and friends. She is preceded in death by her son Cedric Turner, her father Holt Smith, Sr., her brothers Holt Smith, Jr. and Joe Smith; her brother-in-laws Charles DeLoatch and Raymond Beatty.
A life that will always be remembered.
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