Roxie R. Turner departed this life on July 6, 2019. She was born on September 3, 1938 in Blue Diamond, KY to the late Carrie (Sharpey) and Milton Green. She was the 5th of 9 children. She gave birth to her only son, Garry Green, in 1961. Roxie came to Akron, OH in 1964, where she met Charles Turner. They were married in 1966, a marriage that lasted over 50 years. Roxie enjoyed her granddaughter, LaJoy Moore, whom she raised from a young age as her daughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Milton and Joseph; sister, Sharon.
Roxie is survived by her husband, of 53 years, Charles Turner; son, Garry Green; granddaughter, LaJoy Moore; great-grandchildren, Eric and Aaliyah; one brother, Leon Green of Phoenix, Arizona; four sisters, Virgie Bee Williams , “Mary” Beatrice Cannon, Patricia Hall of Atlanta, Georgia and Wanda Jones and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.