Nancy Jean Chambers Turkmen

1935-2021

Nancy Jean Chambers Turkmen passed away peacefully in the morning on Saturday, February 6, 2021. She was 85 years old. A resident of Baton Rouge, Nancy loved her family. She was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. She was the daughter of George Chambers and Mary Taylor Chambers. She is survived by her two children, her son, Ian M. Turkmen of New Orleans, La, daughter, Laura Turkmen of Baton Rouge, La, as well as her only grandchild, Taylor S. Turkmen of New Orleans, La. Her parents, as well as her sisters, Lois Lazarus, Shirley Meehan and Marilyn Chambers, preceded her in death. She received a B.S. degree in Business from Kent State University in 1957 and attended post-graduate school at the Ohio State University. She was the business manager of the Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation from 1976 through 2006. Her passions in life included traveling abroad, gardening, spending time with her children and granddaughter, as well as being an active member of the Baton Rouge Unitarian Church. She also volunteered at the LSU Book Barn for twenty years. Special thanks to Clarity Hospice, Griswold Care Givers and the many at Williamsburg Senior Living Community in Baton Rouge, La, where she lived out her final years. She was loved by all and will be missed dearly by family and friends. Her family will announce memorial service at a later date