We mourn the passing of Ellen Thaxton Turner who died May 23, 2024, at Westwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Archdale, NC. Ellen was born in Burlington, NC on September 20, 1941, and was a graduate of Walter Williams High School. She worked for over thirty years in financial accounting for Carlyle and Company in Greensboro, NC.
Her love for animals was a major theme of her life having cared for many dogs, cats, horses, goats and others throughout the course of a lifetime.
Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, Inez and Freer Thaxton. She was the last of her siblings following the passing of her brothers, Tom, Wayne, and Freer Thaxton and her sister, Kate Murray. Her husband of twenty-five years, Charles Turner also passed away in 2006.
Ellen is survived by sons, Martin Miller and Angela Henry of High Point, NC, Jonathan Miller and daughter-in-law, Angela Miller of Jamestown, NC. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews including Cynthia Tucker of Burlington and Judy Gaither of Winston-Salem and sister-in-law, Ann Miller of Greensboro.
The family will receive visitors at Hanes Lineberry North Elm Chapel, 515 North Elm Street, Greensboro, NC on Monday, May 27, 2024 between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. A private interment will follow.
Flowers may be sent to Hanes Lineberry North Elm Chapel. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.haneslineberryfhnorthelm.com
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