Ella Kate Turner, age 86, of Crossville, Tennessee, passed away on November 19, 2025, surrounded by her family. Ella was born in Clinton, Tennessee, on February 9, 1939, the daughter of Samuel Pete Stubbs and Edna Duncan Stubbs.

Ella and her husband Gene were longtime owners of Plateau Real Estate. She continued her successful real estate career for 53 years and was a faithful member of Homesteads Baptist Church for 75 years.

She is survived by her two daughters, Connie Taylor and husband Larry Taylor, and Cindy Brown and Ed Rose; her grandchildren Blake Turner Taylor and wife Amber, Rachel Lichele Taylor, and Amanda Kate Korth and husband Wes; bonus grandchildren Amanda Renee Sizemore and husband Daniel, and Miranda Ann Reynolds and husband Sammy; and six great-grandchildren: Hayden, Addie, Elliot, Taylor, Trevor, and Cameron.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Eugene Turner; brothers Samuel E. Stubbs, Pete Stubbs, and Lonas Stubbs; and sisters-in-law Pat Stubbs and Betty Stubbs.

Visitation will be held at Hood Funeral Home on Monday, November 24, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with the service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Turner Cemetery.