Charlene Turner, 74, of Flowery Branch, died Feb. 17, 2018. Born March 13, 1943 in Brunswick, Ga. to the late Craig and Lois Turner, Charlene moved to Dawson County at an early age where she lived until 1973. She was a graduate of Dawson County High School and earned a degree in Elementary Education at North Georgia College, her masters at Mercer University in Atlanta and specialist degree at Georgia State University. She began her teaching career at Dawson County Elementary School before moving to Gwinnett County where she taught for 21 years at Bethesda Elementary School and seven years at Sugar Hill Elementary before retiring in 2000. Charlene was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and also attended Blackshear Place Baptist Church.