Betty Celestine (Riddle) Turner

Memorial services for Betty Celestine (Riddle) Turner, 77, of Ardmore, are scheduled for 11:00 A.M., Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the First Baptist Church in Lone Grove with Rev. Bill Black officiating.  Services are under the direction and care of Alexander Gray Funeral Home in Wilson.

Betty Celestine Riddle was called home by her Lord and Savior on November 08, 2026, with her family by her side. Betty was born to Paul Leslie Riddle and Pauline (West) Riddle on September 26, 1949, in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Betty was married to Bill Ross and from that union was born Darla Sharelle, Waylon Earl and William Leslie (Bill) Ross. She would later remarry the love of her life, Joe Turner, but would only have five short years of marriage together before his passing,

Betty enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed sewing and creating arts and crafts for family and friends and entering them in the county fair. She loved sewing clothes and Halloween costumes for her granddaughters. One of her greatest joys was keeping her granddaughters in the summertime, creating lasting memories with them. They would play dress up in her clothes, go swimming, go shopping at the dollar store, and play at the park. Betty and her family were proud of her accomplishment of receiving her GED and an associates degree. She graduated from Murray State College with a 4.0 and was named Outstanding Student.

Betty loved being involved with any residential activities while living at The Village. She enjoyed her time there with good friends, playing cards, dominoes and bingo. She also loved helping with any functions they had and just helping others in general. Even in her last days she ran for and was voted treasurer of the residential community at the nursing facility she was living in. She was loved by many there and will be missed.

Betty loved her great grandchildren Gracie, Nash, Kayden and Kennedy but couldn’t enjoy them as much as she would have liked as she struggled the last three years of her life with a femur fracture undergoing multiple surgeries. She was one of the strongest ladies we knew.

Preceding her in death were her parents Paul and Pauline (West) Riddle, husband Joe Turner, son William (Bill) Leslie Ross, brother and sister-in-law Charles Earnest and Bonnie Riddle, sister Alice Taylor, nephew James Landrum and brother-in-law Bill Landrum.

Betty is survived by her daughter Darla Hallum and husband Derek of Lone Grove, son Waylon Ross of Springer, two granddaughters Hailee Gowens and husband Erick of Tuttle and Beth Nichols and husband Drew of Lone Grove. Two sisters, Mary Ann Landrum of Ardmore and Bernice Quisenberry and husband Richard of Marietta. Great grandchildren Gracie, Kayden and Kennedy Gowens and Nash Nichols. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews; special nephew William Landrum who helped get her to family events when she became wheelchair bound.    She also leaves behind special friends Joey and Evelyn Maener, Patti Colwell, Dee Kestner, Sue Tice and her beloved dog Buster.

We would like to say a special thank you to the nursing staff at the Ardmore Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Thank you for your love and care, especially in her final days. Also, to Cross Timbers Hospice for your care.

Betty left a message behind for her family: My love will be with you all as my spirit watches over you from Heaven, Love you all!

Condolences and memories may be shared online at www.alexandergrayfh.com.