Kimberly Dawn Turner

ODESSA — Kimberly Dawn Turner, age 16, of Odessa passed away on January 10, 2004 at Medical Center Hospital as a result of injuries sustained from an automobile accident.
Kimberly was born September 29, 1987 in Midland, Texas, to Carol and Donnie Turner.
Kimberly was a sophomore at Permian High School and a member of the Permian Band as a bassoonist and on the Drumline. Previously she attended Nimitz Junior High where she was a drum major for the Nimitz Band. Kimberly also attended LBJ Elementary and Blackshear Elementary.
Kimberly had just returned from the Rose Bowl Parade with the PHS/OHS Combined Marching Bands. She said, “It was the trip of a lifetime!” As a child, she enjoyed soccer, swimming, and especially dance. However, band was the love of her life. She was preparing to perform with the Nimitz band in their State Championship concert at the TMEA convention in San Antonio in February. Kimberly was also planning to try out for the Panther Paws. Kimberly was a member of the National Junior Honor Society, All City Band, and the youth group at Immanuel Baptist. She was a member of the PHS Drumline when they won First Place at the West Texas Auxiliary Championship. Kimberly had numerous First Division ratings at Solo and Ensemble contests and served as a mentor and tutor to many of the younger bassoonists.
Kimberly is survived by her mother Carol White Johnson and step-father Mark Johnson of Odessa; father Donnie Turner of Clovis, N.M.; grandparents Lois White of Odessa and the late Joe White, Jr. formerly of Odessa, Sid and Loretta Turner of Clovis, N.M. and Bill and Eddie Johnson of Odessa; half-brother Jeremy Turner of Clovis, N.M., half-sister Jennifer Turner Wheeler and husband Benjamin and son Zachary of Clovis, N.M.; step-sister Stevie Johnson of Odessa; step-brother Cole Johnson of Odessa; uncle Robert White, wife Janicé and children Matt, Brandon and Katie of Coppell, TX; aunt Vicki Johnson and son Landon of Midland and godparents Michelle and Wesley Barnt of Lubbock, TX.
Services will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 4:00 PM at Immanuel Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery.
Visitation will be today and Wednesday, January 14, 2004 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
The family would like to thank the community and Medical Center Hospital staff for the outpouring of love, support and prayers during this time.
Kimberly wanted to be a doctor when she “grew up.” In accordance with her wish to help others, Kimberly will live on in the many people she helped by being an organ donor.