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Marie Turner MARIE ESTALENE "TILLIE" TURNER age 87 a resident of Ranger Care Center in Ranger died on October 25, 2008 in Abilene. Burial was in Bullock Cemetery near Ranger, TX. Marie was born June 23, 1921 in Stephens County to Daniel Wayne and Rosa (Mitchell) Boone. She married Gordon H. Turner in Dallas, Texas on July 11, 1947, and he preceded her in death on July 29, 2006. She and Gordon worked for Cullum and Boren Apparel Factory for 30 years in Dallas. In 1973, they moved to Ranger and opened Ranger Athletic Manufacturing Company which they sold in 1978 and continued to manage for another 10 years. She and Gordon enjoyed farming and raising cattle on their land north of Ranger. Marie was a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Ranger. She is preceded in death by her parents Daniel Wayne and Rosa Boone, her husband, Gordon, and a brother D. W. Boone. Marie is survived by two brothers; Troyce M. Boone and wife Effie Mae of Ranger, Wilbur "Pete" Boone and wife Sarah of Hobbs, New Mexico and several nieces and nephews.