Editing Ike Turner (section)

== Death ==
In the weeks leading up to his death, Turner became reclusive. On December 10, 2007, he told his assistant, Falina Rasool, that he believed he was dying and would not make it to Christmas.<ref name="Christian-10-2008" /> He died two days later, on December 12, at the age of 76, at his home in [[San Marcos, California]].<ref name="usatoday" /><ref>{{Cite news|first=Ray |last=McDonald |title=Rock and Roll Legend Ike Turner Dies |date=December 13, 2007 |publisher=Voice of America |url=http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-13-voa18.cfm |work=VOA News |access-date=January 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217122243/http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-13-voa18.cfm |archive-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref> He was found dead by his former wife, Ann Thomas. Rasool was also in the house and administered [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]]. Turner was pronounced dead at 11:38&nbsp;a.m.<ref name="Christian-10-2008" />

His funeral was held on December 21, 2007, at the City of Refuge Church in [[Gardena, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 21, 2007|title=Memorial service for Ike Turner today|url=https://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20071221/memorial-service-for-ike-turner-today|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref> Among those who spoke at the funeral were [[Little Richard]], [[Solomon Burke]] and [[Phil Spector]]. The Kings of Rhythm played "Rocket 88" and "Proud Mary". Turner was cremated after the funeral service.<ref name="Christian-10-2008" />

On January 16, 2008, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Turner had died from a [[cocaine]] [[Drug overdose|overdose]]. "The cause of death for Ike Turner is cocaine toxicity with other significant conditions, such as hypertensive [[cardiovascular disease]] and pulmonary [[emphysema]]", Supervising Medical Examiner Investigator Paul Parker told [[CNN]].<ref name="death cause">{{Cite news|title=Medical examiner says Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/16/iketurner.cocaine/?iref=mpstoryview |work=CNN |date=January 17, 2008 |access-date=January 17, 2008 }}</ref> His daughter Mia was said to be surprised at the coroner's assessment, believing his advanced stage emphysema was a larger factor.<ref name="Carter-01-17-2008" />

Turner died without a valid [[Will and testament|will]]. Less than a week after his death, his former wife Audrey Madison Turner filed a petition stating that he had penned a handwritten will naming her as a beneficiary. In 2009, a judge ruled that the handwritten will was invalid and that Turner's children were legally the direct heirs to his estate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-exclusive-judge-leans-toward-finding-ike-turners-2009oct30-story.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: Judge leans toward finding Ike Turner's children as heirs|last=Figueroa|first=Teri|date=October 30, 2009|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref>