The funeral service capped a week of emotional events to honor Turner, who died at age 70 on March 5 in Washington, D.C.

Family, friends and colleagues will say their final goodbyes to Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday, March 15. The funeral service will cap a week of emotional events to ...

Sylvester Turner at his funeral Saturday at the Church Without Walls in west Houston. Turner, who also served 27 years in the Texas House, died March 5 at 70 following “enduring health ...

(Annie Mulligan For The Texas Tribune, Annie Mulligan For The Texas Tribune) Funeral arrangements have been announced for Sylvester Turner, former Mayor of Houston, Texas State Representative ...

Former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s funeral will be held in west Houston this afternoon. Turner died March 5 after “enduring health complications,” his family wrote in a statement.

(Bottom) Treva Jones and the Church without Walls Choir perform at the late Congressman Sylvester Turner’s funeral service at The Church Without Walls in West Houston on March 15, 2025.

HOUSTON — Public events and funeral arrangements for Congressman, former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner have been announced. According to his family, Congressman Turner, 70, attended President ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- While funeral arrangements continue being made for Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the Texas House passed a resolution on Thursday allowing him to ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor and Texas lawmaker, will lie in state in Houston and Austin ahead of a funeral service this week, officials announced. Arrangements come after ...

The public was invited to attend the funeral, but the church released a statement saying that they had reached capacity for the service.