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Ormus Flake Turley (Mrs. Ita Hunt) (1890-1972)

The Theodore Turley Family Book, pp. 120-121

I, Ormus Flake Turley, the second son of Theodore W. And Mary Agnes Flake Turley, was born in Snowflake, Arizona, March 30, 1890; blessed 1 May 1890; baptized June 4, 1898; and endowed April 6, 1950.  I was married to Ita Hunt May 5, 1915.

We lived at Airpine on a cattle ranch.  Our only daughter, Adeline, was born there.  We moved to Snowflake, and our four sons: Sheldon, Clair, Keith, and Gerald were born there.  We moved to Chino Valley in September of 1928, raised gardens, and also had a dairy.  This didn’t bring in much so went to hitch in a CC camp.  Went to Hawthorne, Nevada for six months, but came back to Chino and was water boss for a while.  Then I went to work for the Arizona Highway and worked for eleven years until I was old enough to be retired.

I was Sunday School Superintendent for Chino Branch several years; also first counselor in the Branch.  I have five children, nineteen grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

All four of Ormus and Ita’s sons served in WWII.  A newspaper stated the following:

“Aviation Cadet Gerald H. Turley, son of Mr. And Mrs. O. F. Turley, Chino Valley, has completed his primary flying training and has been assigned to Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia.  He has two brothers in the service: Tech. Sgt. Sheldon Turley is fighting with the First Cavalry Division in the Philippines, and Pfc. Keith Turley is with the famed Bushmasters somewhere in the Pacific.”

Children of Ormus and Ita Turley:

Sheldon Ormus Turley

Clair Sanford Turley

Keith Theodore Turley

Adelene Turley Hutsell

Gerald Hunt Turley

[Death date from AF, IGI, PRF SSDI]