Jill Turner

Jill DeAnne Speight Turner, 58, of Oakboro passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at CMC Main in Charlotte.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM at First Baptist Church Oakboro. Pastors Jonathan Waits, Robert Leonard and Terrell Watts will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until 12:45 in the church fellowship hall. Burial will follow at St. Martin’s Lutheran Cemetery in Albemarle. 

Jill was born on September 28, 1967 in Stanly County to Allen Dean Speight Sr. and Nancy Efird Haywood. She graduated from South Stanly High School in 1985 and went on to work as a telecommunicator for the NC State Highway Patrol. She retired as the center supervisor for Troop H. Jill was a member of First Baptist Church Oakboro. She loved her family, friends and her special fur baby, Sullivan. 

She is preceded in death by her fiance Charles “Chip” Emery Osborne III. 

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her son Cade Efird Turner (Emma), siblings Allen Dean Speight Jr. (Wanda), and Jennifer Speight Black, step mother Pat Boggan Speight, nephew and niece: Kyle Speight and Cortney Speight Davenport (Steven), great nieces and nephews: Ty, Aly, Kandyn and Kallen.

Jill was a bright light and proved to be a friend to all. Her zest for life will be remembered by all who loved her. The laughs we shared and the memories we made will sustain us until we meet again.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Oakboro Brotherhood.

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