Roper Funeral Home and Crematory 206 Holly St Jasper, GA 30143 (706) 253-7500 (706) 253-0040 www.roperfuneralhome.com Mary Helen Turner, age 89, of Jasper, Georgia passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital. She was born October 24, 1934 to Clifford and Jennie Mae Jordan in Tate, Georgia. Mary was saved at 13 years old and joined Free Hope Baptist Church. She was baptized that same year, 1947. She started her career working at Georgia Marble Company doing secretarial work. Over the years, she worked for Phil Landrum and Ed Jenkins in their law firms, Pickens Elementary School as a teacher's aid, State Farm Insurance and retired from Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation. Mary is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Debra Turner of Jasper; grandchild, Krystle and Barry Howell; great-grandchildren, Gabriel Howell, Amelia Howell; half-sisters, Barbara Lusk, Linda Floyd; and half-brother, Tommy Jordan. Several other relatives also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Turner; parents, Clifford and Jennie Mae Jordan; and stepmother, Bessie Lois Jordan; sister, Dottie Cagle; and half-brother, Jimmy Jordan. A Graveside Service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2024 at Free Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Grant Wade and Reverend Johnny McPherson officiating. The family will be receiving friends at Roper Funeral Home, Friday, July 19, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Arrangements are entrusted to the Staff of Roper Funeral Home and Crematory.