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

A celebration of life service will be held for former Congressman and Houston mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday.

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. He was 70 ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner will lie in state in Houston and Austin before his funeral ...

Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died ...