Mable "Alma" Turner Bridges

Mable “Alma” Turner Bridges, 79, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024. She was born to the late Thomas Guy and Clydie Dillard Turner. 

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Dawn Bridges and her sisters, Frances, Doris, Joanne, Alice and Betty “Shorty”.

Ms. Bridges retired from Litho Industries as a Machine Operator after working there for over 20 years. She dearly loved her coworkers and enjoyed her career. Alma was a longtime and very active member of Faith Baptist Church on Cheek Road in Durham and Red Mountain Baptist Church in Rougemont while living with precious friends, Bobby and Robbie Coates.

Alma resided at JFK for many years before moving to Timberlake with the Coates. Her last year was spent at Durham Ridge Assisted Living where the doctors, nurses and staff loved her feisty personality. She always enjoyed music and dancing…barefoot. Most of all she loved her family unconditionally. She will be remembered as a loving mother, sister and friend to many.

Ms. Bridges is survived by her daughter, Kim Bridges Walker and her husband Clay, Robbie and Bobby Coates and many nieces and nephews. 

A Memorial Service will be held in the Spring of 2025.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Alma’s name to Amedisys Hospice at https://www.amedisys.com/about/foundation.

Everyone is born with a guardian angel

And on her wings she'll let you soar

 Higher than you thought was possible

She'll love you and protect you like no other

 And your guardian angel has a name

You can call her mother

 The sacrifices that she will make

To put you first when everything's at stake

 How all that she's devoted

Until now you never noticed

 She was showing you

How to be a guardian angel too

—Leah West, “Guardian Angel"