Anita R. Nyland
March 9, 1931 - March 20, 2022 (Age 91)
Anita Ruth Nyland, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed peacefully into eternity on March 20, 2022, at age 91. She was born to Asher and Inez Hawes on March 9 of 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas, and was a graduate of Port Arthur High School. She worked a full career in information technology while living in Texas, Missouri, New York and Ohio, before returning to her beloved Texas.
Anita married Gene Turnham in 1950, and gave birth to her only son in 1951. In 1973, she married Richard Nyland, until his passing in 2014.
Although Anita thoroughly enjoyed her work career, her favorite jobs were mother, wife, grandmother, prayer warrior, and serving her church. In 2015, she moved to Charlotte NC to be near her family. Although confined to her room by health concerns in her last years, her faith and compassion drew in new friends for inspiration and comfort.
She is preceded in death by her husbands Gene and Richard, and is survived by son Rod Turnham and daughter-in-law Phyllis Turnham of Charlotte, NC; by granddaughter Carrie Scott of Hickory, NC; and by granddaughter Kelly Halstead and great-grandson Matthew Halstead of Ocean Springs, MS.