Tonya Turner

Funeral services for Tonya Denise Turner, 63, Lawrence will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 7, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died September 1, 2012 at her home in Lawrence.

She was born on June 26, 1949 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Henry Vernon, Sr. and Donna Cooper Morrison.

She retired from Jostens in Topeka.

She married Ike Turner on November 15, 1974 in Lawrence, KS.  He preceded her in death on September 21, 2010.

She is survived by two daughters, Felicia Denman, Charlotte, NC, Mia Denman, Jackson, MS; her mother, Donna Morrison, Lawrence; six sisters, Stephanie Morrison, Lawrence; Stacy Morrison, Seattle, WA; Tranice Jones, Wichita; Angela Morrison, Lawrence; Demetria Morrison, Lawrence; Annette Dabney, Lawrence; two brothers, Henry Morrison, Jr. and Edward Morrison, both of Lawrence; five grandchildren, Courtney Denman, Greenville, NC; Alana, Amber, Janae, Josie Denman all of Jackson, MS.

She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Vernon, Sr.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at 12:00 noon at the mortuary.