Lela Turlington

Coats, NC:  Mrs. Lela Odell Pope Turlington, age 98, of 1242 Brickmill Road passed away Thursday at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab in Benson, NC.  Funeral services will be 3:00PM  Sunday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats.  Officiating will be Revs. Jason Hammersley and Randy Beasley.   Burial will follow in Coats City Cemetery.             Mrs. Turlington was born August 22, 1918 in Harnett County to the late Troy L. and Martha Strickland Pope.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, B. Wade Turlington, Sr.; a son, Dennis Pope Turlington; and sisters, Ozella Hall and Letha Harmon.  Mrs. Turlington retired from Terry Hill, was a homemaker and also a member of Coats Baptist Church.             Surviving include her daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Keith Parrish of  Coats; son and daughter-in-law, Bickett W., Jr. and Judy Turlington of Coats; grandchildren and spouses, Scott Turlington of Coats, Holly and Brian Raynor of Coats, Kevin and Jill Parrish of Four Oaks, Jason Parrish of Atlanta, GA, Jake and Ashley Turlington of Coats, Chad Turlington of Erwin, Gina & Steve Jernigan of Coats and Tonya Grant of Raleigh; ten great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.             Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats Sunday from 1:30PM to 2:30PM prior to the service and other times at the home of Bickett, Jr. and Judy Turlington, 1217 Brickmill Road, Coats, NC  27521.             Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to Liberty Home Care & Hospice, 105 Hunt Valley Dr., Dunn, NC  28334.