Nola Nadine Turnbull

Nola Nadine Turnbull, 91, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on March 7, 2026, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Born on March 30, 1934, in Webster, Kansas, to Lennie and Louria (Stice) Bane, Nola grew up on a farm north of Stockton. She attended country school and later Stockton schools before earning her G.E.D. from Plainville High School. On May 7, 1951, she married Jackie “Jack” Irvin Turnbull in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Together they built a life centered on faith, family, and deep devotion to one another, raising four children: Tony, Brenda, Jeff, and Tracy.

Nola worked at JCPenney while living in Stockton and later at Unrein Drug Store, Busy Bee, and Turnbull Oil after the family moved to Plainville. She found quiet joy in painting, sewing, knitting, reading, and playing bridge and board games. A woman of strong and steady faith, she taught youth and adult Sunday school classes for many years and served as the spiritual leader of her family.

In retirement, Nola and Jack spent many happy years traveling across the country in their fifth-wheel camper, exploring much of the United States and beyond. She cherished square dancing with Jack, reading together in the sunroom, and simply being in one another’s company. Above all, Nola treasured her large family and the many gatherings and reunions that brought everyone together, finding her greatest joy in the presence of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her children Tony Turnbull and wife Cindy of Elk City, Oklahoma; Brenda Turnbull of Hays, Kansas; Jeff Turnbull and wife Deb of Plainville; and Tracy Fellhoelter and husband Steve of Plainville; brothers Bruce (Wanda) Bane of Littleton, Colorado, and Mickey (Patsy) Bane of Emporia, Kansas; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild and another on the way; and many nieces and nephews.

Nola was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jack, and her sister Judy Maze.