Shelley Ward Turner

August 18, 2026

Shelley Ward Turner, 54, of Atmore, AL. passed away on August 14, 2026. She was born on November 11, 1971 to Wayne Ward and Linda Blackburn.

Shelley was a nurse for 33 years and an avid seamstress. She was a mother to three beautiful, intelligent women, and “Mia” to two gorgeous girls and two handsome boys.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Linda Blackburn.

Shelley is survived by her daughters, Dezerae Tharpe, Emily Turner, Chelsea Reaves; a sister, Stacey Guyton of Opelika, AL; and four grandchildren, Tate Bradford, Hudson
Hammonds, Grayson Reaves, and Ellison Tharpe.

No arrangements have been made at this time.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Obituaries 

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