Josephine Elizabeth

Pope

Josephine '`Josie" Elizabeth Pope, 85, gained her wings on Friday, March 14, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 26,1939 in Toledo, Ohio to the late William and Melissa Pope.

Upon graduation from Harriet Whitney Vocational High School, she held various occupations in food service and factory assembly production. Later on, she met and married lsiah Turner and from that union, they had 3 beautiful daughters. Josephine worked several years at Toledo Chrysler Assembly Plant. She left Chrysler and moved to Lima, Ohio and began employment at General Dynamics where she eventually retired. Realizing she couldn't sit still, she upped and moved to Las Vegas for several years before returning to Toledo, Ohio to be with family.

Josephine's hobbies included bowling, playing cards and having cookouts with family and friends. She loved

her family dearly, always remembering birthdays by sending cards or calling them on their birthday. She also

loved music and you would occasionally catch her '`bobbing" her head and tapping her feet to the beat.

Proceeding her in death were her parents, daughter Johanna ''Lynne" Turner, brothers Russell, Lawrence,

James, Robert, and Edward Pope, sisters Fannie Mae Chambers, Geraldine Davis, and Anna Marie Waites and her ex-husband, lsiah Turner.

Josephine leaves to cherish her memories, her daughters, Juanita (Turner) Osby of Suffolk, VA and Debra A.

Turner of Toledo OH, grandchildren Jojuana Turner, Tianna (John) Young, Macketta (Zaina) Allen, Dominique

(Kenyata) Turner, Ikeya Birdsong, Maurice Birdsong Jr, all of Toledo, OH, Jordei Osby of Winston-Salem, NC,

Ceivaughn Osby of San Antonio, TX, great grandchildren, Dontavion and Angel Lesure, Jayla Hardy, JaJuan and Johnathan Young, Diamond, Kennadi, and Da'Kota Turner, Nadara, Malia, and Amia Birdsong, great great grandchildren, Ezekiel and Ezra Lesure, honorary daughter Anna Strong, Special Caregiver Cathy Baker, and a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends.