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LOCAL ICON

1957

MARTHA FULLER TURNER
President, Martha Turner Properties
MARTHA FULLER TURNER HAS SELLING IN HER BLOOD. BORN AND RAISED IN THE EAST
TEXAS TOWN OF HEMPHILL WHERE HER FAMILY’S STORE, FULLER’S DRY GOODS AND
HARDWARE, INFLUENCED HER WORK ETHIC. PRIOR TO OPENING A REAL ESTATE OFFICE
WITH HER FRIEND NANCY OWENS IN 1981, TURNER WAS A TEACHER IN THE HOUSTON
AREA. TODAY HER NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AND LOCAL
PHILANTHROPY – THIS IS WHY SHE’S OUR FIRST ICON. WE ASKED HER A FEW QUESTIONS.
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