Valeria Turner Lovingly known as "Leria" came into this world December 23rd, 1953 in Dayton, Ohio and it would be December 26th, 2021 that she would leave this place of Labor and join The Lord for her Eternal rest. While growing up in the Jefferson Township School District, she would graduate from Jefferson Senior High School in 1972 and furthered her education with Sinclair Community College obtaining her degree in Applied Science. With her broad mind and her brilliant intellect, she would take her skill set to the prominent company known as Lexis Nexis, where she spent more than 30 years enhancing the company and impacting all people from different walks of life.
Born to the parents of Edward Turner and Marietta Golver, she would be a mixture of care, concern, and love, sharing the parts of her that bless peoples lives. In the year of 1979, Leria was called into a greater assignment, she would meet our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Convinced and Persuaded about his call, she would be baptized in Jesus name and receive his holy spirit. Moving in the responsibility of ministry, she would be ordained as a licensed evangelist in 2006. Never needing a pulpit or microphone, Ministry would become a lifestyle as she would minister to those whom the spirit would lead her. Starting at Bethesda temple she would grow with various ministries, one being Rhema Lighthouse Christian Lighthouse Center. She would finish her ministerial career supporting one of her sons at Total Restoration Ministries. God was her love, prayer was her weapon, the word was her belief and family was her heart.
She leaves behind four beautiful children: Bishop Damone S. White (First Lady Salome), Marc Heflin Jr., Michael Heflin, Crystal Heflin; eight outstanding grand children: Sean White, Kimberly Heflin, Jaiyda Heflin, T'mberlin Heflin, Antoine Gwynne II, Christopher Gwynne, Adriana Gwynne, Arion Gwynne; three superb siblings: James C. Reese (Tammy), Dr. Serena Reese, Rosalyn Hampton; and a host of nephews and nieces, close cousins and friends.
A visitation will be held from 12:30pm to 1:30pm on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Love Unlimited House of Prayer, 6401 N Main Street, Dayton, where the funeral service will begin at 1:30pm. A burial will follow at West Memory Gardens in Moraine.
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