Louis O. Turley, age 96, resident of the Veterans Administration Nursing Home, Salt Lake City, died May 26, 2007, at the Nursing Home from natural causes incident to age.   

    Born April 26, 1911 in Colonia Juarez, Mexico to Edward Franklin Turley and Annie F. Martineau. Married Emma Hawkins in Logan in 1935, later divorced. Married Hazel Nash Berrett in 1984 in St. George. She preceded Louis in death in 2001. Louis served faithfully in the LDS Church in many positions. He received his B. A. in Church History and Doctrine from BYU and was a lifelong learner of all subjects. He served 10 years in the Mesa Temple. He was proud of his military service and served as a Captain in World War II.

    He is survived by five daughters, one stepson and 46 grandchildren: Karen (Jack) McMillan, Sandra (Ted) Evans, Lynn (Roger) Smith, Susan Anne (Pat) Fleming, Mary Jean (Sim) Lyons, and Hal (Paula) Berrett.

    A graveside service will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the American Fork City Cemetery under the direction of Anderson & Sons Mortuary, American Fork. Ted Evans will officiate.

    The family wishes to thank the kind and professional staff at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home for their loving care of our father.

The Theodore Turley Family Book, pp. 336-337

Louis Osborne Turley

I was born in born in Colonia Juarez, Mexico April 26, 1911.  Following the exodus of 1912 from Colonia Juarez, my mother, Annie Sariah, traveled with her children back to her birthplace:  Logan, Utah.  While attending Logan High School I commenced the broader aspects of research and editorial effort on a seven volume church history which includes forty particular areas of personal and family history concerning general authorities, officers, and other important and prominent individuals within the church.  Following graduation from Logan High School matriculation was had at University of Chicago on an International Honors Scholarship.  My education was completed for a B.A. degree at Utah State Univ. and a M.S. degree from the same school in 1937.

During the ensuing years I engaged in the following pursuits:  assistant coach and instructor of psychology at Logan High School; Director of Education at Utah State Industrial School; 59 months service in World War II with the final rank of Major; State Agricultural Inspector in San Diego County, California; instructor and assistant professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU; earned M.A. degree from BYU; organizer of Institutes of Religion for the Church; Director of Institute at Idaho State Teachers College and Principal at Declo, Albion and Idaho Falls Seminaries; assistant superintendent and high school principal at Clark County, Idaho; principal at Jefferson High School in Terryton, Idaho; instructor at Idaho Falls High School; Executive Secretary at Bonneville County Farm Bureau; special educational instructor of pre-med students in field of psychology at Richland, Wash.; substitute instructor in high schools, community colleges, and at ASU; completed work for third Masters degree in Education Administration at ASU; ten years of service in Idaho Falls Temple; eleven years of service in the Arizona Temple; currently serving in the Manti, Utah Temple.

I was married first on June 8, 1935 to Emma Hawkjns, a niece of Elder Albert E. Bowen.

Our children:  Karen (Mrs. Jack McMillan), Sandra (Mrs. Ted Evans), Lynn, Susan Ann (Mrs. Dan Worrell), and Mary Jean (Mrs. Kent Thalman); with ten grandchildren.

I was married to my present wife, Madeline Staples Cortsen on May 30, 1969.  She had a daughter, Eleaine (Mrs. John R. T. Burke) and two grandchildren.

[Louis died 26 May 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah.]