Ann Marie Doxey Turner, 69, of 1406 Wildwood Drive, Chapel Hill, passed away Sunday, June 28, at Duke Hospice in Durham. Ann was a native of Durham, daughter of Gretha Oakley Doxey and J. Elwood Doxey. She attended E.K. Powe School and Durham High School, where she was a member of the band, a varsity cheerleader, a majorette, co-editor of the yearbook and member of the National Honor Society. Ann attended UNC and graduated from the UNC School of Nursing in 1962.
Ann was a sustaining member of the Chapel Hill Service League and had been a volunteer at UNC Hospitals. She was a member of the Durham High School 50th Reunion Committee. Ann enjoyed many activities including book club, bridge clubs and travel. She frequently lunched with friends from her Durham school days and with longtime Chapel Hill friends. Throughout her life, Ann was an avid reader.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Frances Doxey Warner. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Harry Sutton (Sonny) Turner, and by three sons, Harry Sutton Turner Jr. of Santiago, Chile and Lance Worth Turner and Jon Richard Turner, both of Chapel Hill, and several nieces.