Jay Turnage, Sr., age 75 of Kokomo, MS passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Plainview Assisted Living in Richland, MS. He retired from Exxon-Mobile after more than 25 years of employment in the oilfield and enjoyed the outdoors as an avid hunter.
Mr. Turnage was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Turnage and Mary Rose Campbell Turnage. He is survived by his wife, Mary Turnage of Yazoo City, MS; a daughter, Ann Hawkes (Bill) of Roswell, GA; a son, Randy Turnage (Marinel) of Kokomo; two sisters, Beverly Pugh (David) of Coastal Mississippi, and Debbie Braziel (Bob) of Yorktown, VA; and four grandchildren, Ariel Turnage, Maddie Crispell, Ellen Moore, and Ethan Moore.
The Turnage family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia, MS. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 10:00 am in the funeral home chapel, officiated by Reverend Glenn Nace. Interment will follow at Kokomo Community Cemetery.
