Patricia Hughes Turnage


Goldsboro - Patricia Hughes Turnage, 77, of 1805 E. Mulberry Street, died peacefully at her home on Thursday following an extended illness.

Mrs. Turnage was from Bluefield, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles Randolph and Mary Maurice Hughes.  She attended Hollins College in Roanoke, VA and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President of Women's Government Association and was active in numerous campus organizations.

After her marriage to Harvey Turnage, she devoted her life to family, friends, church and charitable organizations in Atlanta.  In 1971, Patty and Harvey moved to Goldsboro and further enhanced their lives with family and new friends.

Mrs. Turnage is survived by her husband, Harvey W. Turnage, Jr.; son, Harvey W. Turnage, III and wife, Dianne of Goldsboro; daughter, Patricia Turnage Calloway and husband, Donald R. Calloway of Alexandria, VA; two grandsons, Christopher Hughes Calloway and Charles Crawford Calloway; brother, Charles Randolph Hughes, Jr. and wife, Janet of Jacksonville Beach, FL; aunt, Mable Hughes of Callao, VA; nieces, Debbie Spracher of Blacksburg, VA and Cynthia Canning of Raleigh and a sister-in-law, Betty Lou Howard of Greenville.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. James McChesney officiating.  Graveside services will follow at 4:00 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenville, NC.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the residence.

The family request memorials be made to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus Box 7295, Chapel Hill, NC  27599-7295; Home Health and Hospice, 2402 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534 or the charity of your choice.