Gloria Burke Turner Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gloria Burke Turner of Clover, South Carolina, who passed away at the age of 84, on August 17, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Alice Haite Townsend of Kingston and John Bunyan Townsend Sr. of Lumberton, NC; and her husband James Rae Burke of Whitinsville, MA. She is survived by : her siblings, JB Townsend Jr., William Charles Townsend (Bobby) of Lumberton, NC and Marion Townsend Schleicher of Michigan; her children, Sonya Burke Williams and Dr. William Henry Burke of Summerville, SC; her granddaughters, Courtney Burke Lorah and Ashley King; her great grandchildren, Leighton Lorah of Charleston, SC and Gideon Lorah of Charleston, SC; and her cousin Christine Robinson of Kingston.

Mrs. Turner was a great animal lover and animal advocate, and the family asks for contributions to be made in her name to Colonial Capital Humane Society in New Bern, NC in lieu of flowers please.