Idell Rankin Turner Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Idell Rankin Turner of Decatur, Georgia, who passed away on November 18, 2025 at the age of 102. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Idell Rankin Turner to pay them a last tribute.
As Idell departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Idell may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Idell leaves behind.
She is survived by: her children, Clodell Stevenson (Willie) of Decatur, Betty Turner Ross (Selwyn) of Brooklyn, Dorothy Gray (Carl) of Forest and Homer Lee Turner of Jackson, Mississippi; her adoptive children, Bernice Dorsey Robinson (Rod) of McDonough, Mae Snellson of Locust Grove and Alfonso Ellis of Decatur, Georgia; and her siblings, Frazier Rankin (Mae Lizzie) and Clotie Rankin. She is also survived by eighteen grandchildren, thirty-nine great grandchildren; seventy great great grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.
