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by Wally and Frances Gray

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Clair Sanford Turley (1917-2007)

The Theodore Turley Family Book, pp. 122-123

Clair was born in John and Sarah Hunt's home in Snowflake, Arizona in the afternoon of Oct. 31, 1917 (his grandparents' home). Shortly after birth my folks took me to a ranch at Airpine, Arizona where I lived about 6 years.  We then moved back to Snowflake where we lived until 1928, at which time we moved to Chino Valley, Arizona.  I attended high school at Prescott, where I played football and basketball.  I was president of the Junior class and Athletic Club and graduated in June 1937.

After graduation I worked for the Diamond and Half Cattle Ranch in Big Chino Valley until Feb., 1938, at which time I went on a mission to the East Central States Mission. I served in west Tennessee for 10 months and then as District Leader in west Kentucky for 13 months, after which I moved to Elizabeth City, North Carolina for three months.  I was released March 28, 1940.  On Sept. 24, 1940 I went into the Army with Co. M., 158 Inf., 45th Div. where I trained Draftees at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Camp Barkley, Texas; and was in the 2nd and 3rd Army maneuvers in Louisiana.  I was discharged Sept. 24, 1941.

On Oct. 15, 1941 I married Sabina Velora Nicoll in the Mesa Temple.  She is the daughter of Joseph Franklin Nicoll and Sarah Matilda Butler.  March of 1941 we moved to Hawthorne, Nevada, where I went to work for the Navy in the Navel Ammunition Depot until I retired June 21, 1974.

I have served in the Church 30 years as Superintendent of .Sunday School and as a teacher of the adult class and was president of Elders group for five years, served in the Bishopric four years, and served on the High Council of Fallon Stake for, the last 6 years. I have also manages sports teams for all ages and pitched softball fast pitch for 32 yrs

Children of Clair and Sabina Turley:

Donald LeRoy attended college 2 years at BYU, then finished in Reno.  He received a masters in business, works for the Washoe County and lives in Reno.  He married Karen Looney and they have a son, Matthew.

Donna attended beauty college in Provo, Utah and worked many years in Ely.  She lives in Hawthorne where her husband, Michael Stephen Kovacs, works for the Navy. Their children are:  Rox Ann, Kevan, Stephanie, Bryan, Greg, Tamera, Theresa and Sonja (twins), Rebecca, Jacqueline, and Tina.

Betty Jo attended beauty college in Provo and now does sewing for the different clubs in Reno.  She lives in Sparks, Nevada.  Betty is married to Floyd Stewart and they have three children:  Crystal, Floyd, and Stacey.

Robert Clair filled a mission in the Florida Mission and Venezuela Mission.  He works for the J.R. Bradley Hardward Co. and lives in Sparks, Nevada with his wife, Brenda Lyn Murray, and three children:  Robert, Lance, and Nathan.

[Death date from IGI]

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