Joan was born on July 8, 1925 at home on the family farm near Columbus, Ohio to Jessie and Mosella Van Horne. As a child she rode the draft horse and was featured in the local paper for the chickens she raised. She learned to play the clarinet to join her school band and ultimately become a majorette for her high school band in Glenford, Oh. Her early career was spent as a secretary at Kaiser Aluminum in Newark, Ohio where she was chosen as Miss Kaiser Aluminum and was featured on the annual float. She later worked as a property appraiser and an office manager to a marketing agency.
At Kaiser she met her future husband, Lloyd Turner, to whom she was married for 48 years. After marriage they moved to Parkersburg, West Virginia where she was active in the First Methodist Church and Kings Daughters and served in a variety of their daughter Kathi’s school and extra-curricular activities. Their lives took them back to Ohio, then to Kentucky and ultimately they followed their daughter and son-in-law to North Carolina in 2000. Although her husband was in declining health and not able to attend, Joan became a member of Colonial Baptist Church, now The Shepherd’s Church, and was involved in various Bible study groups. After a lengthy illness, her husband passed away in 2001 and she also joined the Widows Might group at the church. She enjoyed being active with Senior Zumba classes at Silver Sneakers, socializing with friends, golf with her daughter and being involved in the community.
Joan is survived by her daughter, Kathi Bentley, and extended family members in Florida, Michigan and Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, her sister Billie Prichard, brothers Chuck Van Horne and Robert Van Horne and her son-in-law Bill Bentley.
A special thanks to Transitions LifeCare of Raleigh for their care and support.
In lieu of memorials, please consider a donation to the Acts 6 Widows Ministry at The Shepherd’s Church, 6051 Tryon Road, Cary, NC 27518
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