John Frederick Earl Turnage, age 75, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011. Born December 30, 1935 in Edgecombe County, he was the son of the late Clarence Earl Turnage and Stella Mae Davenport Turnage.

The family received friends 6:30 - 8:30pm Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Lakeside Baptist Church. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning at Lakeside Baptist Church.

Memorials can be made to Lakeside Baptist Church, 1501 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount NC 27804 or the Frederick E. Turnage Chapter of the American Red Cross, 326 S. Franklin Street, Rocky Mount NC 27804.

Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.