Sharing our Links to the Past
by Wally and Frances Gray

Henry Eyring Turley (1902-1997)

 The Theodore Turley Family Book, pp. 303-305

Henry is the son of Edward Franklin and Ida Elizabeth Eyring Turley.  He lived in Colonia Juarez for ten years when the Madera Revolution reached the point where the Church Authorities recommended that all LDS people should leave their homes and come to the United States.  After two years in El Paso, Henry's family returned to Colonia Juarez where he completed his elementary schooling, then attended the Juarez Stake Academy, graduating in May of 1920.  He posted one year getting several college courses and transferred to college for Bachelor of Science degree credit.  He had many interesting experiences while attending the J. S. A. in athletics; in music, first to play a saxophone in the orchestra and won awards for prize waltz in dancing many times; held the record for the shot-put from 1917 to 1923; had the honor of being student body president the year they built the "J" on the Eyring Mountain.

In June, 1923 he enrolled in the Texas Chiropractic College and earned both B.C. and Ph. C. degrees,  In the commencement exercises held in December, 1936, the college presented Henry Eyring Turley with an Honorary Degree E.E.C. for special research in anatomy and particularly neurology.  He compiled "The Chiropractic Neurology Compen. , which the College used as a reference for the students in chiropractic.  He compiled a text on X-ray and the College used it as a text for thirty-two years in radiography.  In 1965 the neurology book was revised for the sixth edition and the name was changed to Chiropractor's Guide to Fundamental Neurology.  The Texas Chiropractic College is still using it as a Reference text.

Following are some of the religious activities of Henry Eyring Turley:  YMMIA president in the Juarez Ward, 1926-27; member of Juarez Stake High Council 1926-27.  When he moved to San Antonio, Texas he was called to serve as counselor in the branch presidency, and then in 1934 as the branch president for twelve years.  Then he was called to be district president of the West Texas District, serving ten years.  In Oct., 1953 Henry was called to be first counselor to President Harold I. Bowman of the Spanish-American Mission with headquarters in San Antonio.  He served in this office for five years.  In Jan., 1958 Henry Eyring Turley was called and sustained as Stake Patriarch of the newly organized San Antonio Stake. Apostles Spencer W. Kimball and Harold B. Lee ordained him to this office and he has given many hundreds of blessings in the past eight years.

Louise Robinson Turley, wife of Henry Eyring Turley, has been a stalwart of the Church in San Antonio Texas. She was born in Colonia Dublan, Mexico on Sept. 25, 1901 to Samuel John and Annie Elizabeth Walser Robinson.  After her graduation from Juarez Stake Academy, an LDS Church supported school, she was married Febr. 9, 1925 to Dr. Henry Eyring Turley.  Louise has taught in the Sunday School, Primary, and MIA.  She was secretary, then counselor and later president for eight years of the San Antonio Branch Relief Society. She has served on two occasions as president of the Relief Society of the Second Ward Relief Society, and also served as YWMIA president two years.  She served as counselor to President Nina Bowman of the Spanish-American Mission Relief Society for five years.  She was Mission Supervisor of the YWMIA, too.

Children of Henry Eyring and Louise Robinson Turley:

Herbert Eyring Turley, born Feb. 21, 1926 in Colonia Dublan, Mexico

Annie Mae Turley Anderson, born April 21, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas

Patricia Turley Bryner, born Febr. 25, 1935 in San Antonio, Texas

Martha Louise Turley Myers, born Oct. 30, 1939 in San Antonio, Texas

[Henry Eyring Turley died 19 July 1997.]

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