Willie Mae Turner Obituary
We bid farewell to Willie Mae Turner (Water Valley, Mississippi), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on March 28, 2026 at the age of 88. Willie touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Rev. Wesley Jefferson and Louella Phillips Jefferson; her siblings, Sammie Jefferson, Hattie Heard, John Jefferson, Annie Lee Turner, A. T. Jefferson, Herman Jefferson and James Heard; her granddaughter Natasha Nicole Woodard; and her stepchildren, Raynard Turner and Charlene Hervey.
She is survived by: her former husbands, Sherman White, Sr. (Wyanda) and Leon White; her husband Wesley "DeDe" White; her daughters, Brenda White, Sheila McNeal (Larry) and Melonie Anthony (Rodney); and her siblings, Cordia Taliaferro and Fannie Brown. She is also survived by eight grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren.
