Nedra Joy Turner Hoskins Obituary (1943

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Nedra Joy Turner Hoskins Mrs. Nedra Joy Turner Hoskins, age 76, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on July 23, 1943 in Anderson, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Joseph William and Goldie Udela Matthews Turner. She graduated in 1961 from Lapel High School and later attended Ivy Tech. On January 22, 1966 she was united in marriage to Owen Lee Hoskins in Pendleton, Indiana. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was serving as a captain and helicopter pilot in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. They would be blessed to raise four sons, Steve, Chris, Donald, and Andrew. With Owen serving in the Army and Civil Service, they would reside in many different places throughout their marriage. Nedra and Owen resided in Albuquerque, New Mexico and he worked as a Special U.S. Marshall until 2000 and they retired to Bonita Springs, Florida. Nedra served as a mobile home park manager while living there. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, a role she most enjoyed. Nedra and Owen moved home to Madison in 2005. She loved gardening, raising beautiful roses, boating, and being with the grandchildren. She had held memberships in the Madison Moose Lodge No. 765, Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion and the Madison VFW Post No. 1969 Auxiliaries. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and enjoyed her community group at North Madison Christian Church on Thursday mornings. Nedra died on Friday, February 14, 2020, at 12:57 p.m. at her home in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Nedra will be missed by her loving sons, Pastor Andrew J. Hoskins and his wife Carrie of Madison, Indiana, Donald R. Hoskins and his wife Kirsty of Denver, Colorado, Chris L. Hoskins and his wife Petra of Germany; her step-son, Steve L. Hoskins and his wife Sherry of Pendleton, Indiana; her grandchildren, Shay Rothstein (Mac), Shawn Hoskins Frank (Eddie), Steven Hoskins, Tom Hoskins, Wyatt Hoskins, Chase Hoskins, and Megan Hoskins; her great grandchildren, Owen Max Rothstein and Lucy Rothstein; her sisters-in law, Ruth Ann Hoskins Briley Collins and her husband Mel of Atlanta, Georgia, Polly Wehner and her husband Harlen of Madison, Indiana; her very close friend Gene White of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father Joseph William Turner, her mother Goldie Udela Matthews Turner, her husband of 50 year, Owen Lee Hoskins, who died May 6, 2016, and her brothers Joe Turner and Jim Turner. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 23, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., by Pastor Mike Sawalich at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will be at a later date in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Macedonia Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Nedra Joy Turner Hoskins, please click here to visit our sympathy store.