Jacquelyn M. Turnupseed
Jacquelyn M. Turnupseed
Jackie was born Jan.23, 1931, to John L. and
Stella M. Greene in Bellingham Washington. She was the youngest of 4 girls.
Joanne Claus, Margie Knudson and Shirley Stewart. In her passing-"the family
link is now joined."
How do you put all your heart and love into a few
paragraphs of how wonderful a lady our Mother was...it's impossible. But we know
that those who knew her also knew what a remarkable person she was. Always
giving of herself in countless ways, seen and some unseen. What she couldn't do
in person she prayed for deeply in her heart. She loved beyond words, beyond
reason and with much faith. 🙏 She said, "to the world I am one, but to one I
am the world."
As a young farm girl, growing up in the country, she loved
family farm and animals. She had a green thumb no one could hold a candle to.
She had a sense of humor that would brighten you and the serenity to go with it.
She loved music, art and gardening, playing the guitar and being a poet. She was
much wiser then she let herself believe, she was very humble. She was an
excellent role model and teacher of life and love. Her love for our Heavenly
Father was been her strongest virtue, even at the lowest times of her life. I
remember Momma saying
"In my darkest journeys, God is Always there," and "where
there is Love, there is God."
At 16 she became a Nun with the Tacoma
Dominican Sisters. Her name as a sister was Sister Mary Williams. There she had
many joys and learned "the fruits of the spirit". She became an elementary
teacher and lived a novice life for God and the church. She left the convent
after 7 years, but always talked of her days there and her life long sisters.
She always loved and missed them and delighted in hearing from them and seeing
them over the years.
She met our father in 1955 and they instantly fell in
love. Their love and spirituality connected them from the start. They married
in the church on Aug 6th, 1955. They had 6 children together and moved to Boise
Idaho in 1967. She was a great teacher of many things, but mainly her faith is
what we cherish the most. We all have such wonderful memories of her. Her gift
of Love for God is the Greatest gift she ever gave any of her children. We can
not imagine our lives without this remarkable women, but "our faith will help
and lead us".
She cared for all her family, even when old age sneaks up on
you and you can no longer do the things you would wish you could do, she still
prayed for them and loved them with all her heart. Now our dearest Mother, Aunt,
Grandma and Grandma Great, you can be our guardian angel and guide us through
our journeys, as you did as our mother throughout our lives. You shall live in
our hearts forever until we meet again. We pray we make you as proud of us, as
we are of you.
🙏❤
Jackie died on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24th, she is
preceded in death by our wonderful Father, Richard Clifford Turnupseed, our
oldest brother Clifford J. Turnupseed, and our little angel, Abbey Nicole
Worthen.
She is survived by-John Turnupseed (Boise) Richard Turnupseed
(Boise) Thomas Turnupseed (twin falls)-Teresa And Michael Bohling (Mountain
Home)Joan and Jeffrey Pollich (Kelso Washington) 15 grandchildren,19 great
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
We are thankful for all the people who
touched her life along the way and who, in turn, were touched by her. This
includes her friends, staff and caregivers at Kuna Assisted Living, who
welcomed
her into their Family. We also greatly appreciate the wonderful care and
compassion from all those at Horizon hospice. Also thanks to those at
Alden-Waggoner funeral home, for all your help and compassion during this
time.
Funeral mass and services will be held at 10:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church followed by graveside service at Morris Hill cemetery.
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