Marjory Elaine Turnes-Maynard

Marjory Elaine Turnes-Maynard, age 88, of Dowling, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Specialty Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan.

She was born on September 29, 1931 in Hastings to August and Eva (Smith) Turnes. She was the oldest of nine children. Marjory was a 1949 graduate of Hastings High School. She was an office worker at E.W. Bliss, General Finance and Associated Truck Lines. She also sold Artex. Marjory married Kenneth Ray Maynard on October 13, 1979. He preceded her in death in 2008.

She loved making and giving homemade cards and taking pictures and making picture books for all of her family and friends. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Hastings. She was also a member of the Catholic Daughters and BPW for many years.

Marjory was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Marilyn Ignatiades and Beverly DeWitt, brothers August, Jr. and David Turnes, sisters-in-law Jean, Marilyn and Eleanor Turnes, brother-in-law Al Ignatiades, niece Kathy Turnes, and nephews Matthew and Jon Turnes and Dennis DeWitt.

She is survived by brother Charles (Pat) Turnes of Hastings, Michigan, sisters Elizabeth (Ken) Haight, Mary Turnes and Patricia (Bob) Fillingham, all of Hastings, Michigan, many nieces and nephews also many step-nieces and nephews, special friends Denise Garn and Jim Mellen.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Services for Marjory will be Monday, August 24, 2020 at 11:00 am at St. Rose Catholic Church in Hastings and will be broadcast live at https://www.facebook.com/GirrbachFuneralHome. You do not need a Facebook Account to view it.  Visitation will be at Girrbach Funeral Home on Sunday, August 23, 2020 from 4:00-7:00 PM. Per the COVID19 mandate, only 10 persons at a time will be allowed inside the funeral home with additional seating outside. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home. To leave an online condolence, visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.net.