| Hughes, Arkansas School Faculty Memorial |
| Ida Turnage April 9, 1918 – May 14, 2014 Elementary Tenure: 1946-1966 |
| Miss Ida Turnage was born April 9, 1918 to S. Y. and Jessie (Coe) Turnage. She had two siblings, brother Edwin and sister Mabel Grace Turnage Ramsey. Miss Turnage acquired her M.A. and Ed.S. Degree from George Peabody College. Miss Turnage came to the Hughes School System in 1946 and served as elementary teacher to the second grade during her entire tenure. In 1966 Miss Turnage followed Miss Moses to Pine Bluff, Arkansas where she and Miss Moses bought a home together.. Miss Moses died on December 31, 1985, from injuries received in an auto accident, but Miss Turnage remained in Pine Bluff until her death. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Lakeside United Methodist Church in Pine Bluff. Interment at Beebe Cemetery |
