Alberta Turner

Alberta (Sally) Turner Sally was a twin, child number twelve born to Benjamin Chess and Clora Davis on June 7, 1929 in Priest, Idaho (now Picabo.) She attended schools in Blaine and Lincoln counties, graduating from Hailey High School in 1947. Sally married Archie Turner in Twin Falls on December 4, 1949. To this union they had three children: Carol, Pete, and Tom, as well as helping to raise their nephew, Wayne. Sally learned to work hard on the family ranch on Silver Creek. She held several positions through her life in Twin Falls including car hop, waitress, painter, housekeeper, bookkeeper and secretary. However, her most enjoyable was the volunteer position of right-hand assistant to her husband, Archie, in their many years of service to the Idaho Old Time Fiddlers. She was active in PTA during her children's years in elementary school. She became involved in Camp Fire Girls when her children were young, and remained active in the organization for 43 years. Once partially retired, she and Archie and a few fiddling friends would take a trip to the Camp Fire Camp in the South Hills each summer to teach the campers how to square dance. These trips were as enjoyable to them as the participating children. Sally enjoyed family, children, and animals. She loved handy crafts and needlework, making many quilts totally by hand during her lifetime. She even made quilts for her "grand dogs!" She spent many hours playing cards and games with her grandchildren over the years. She became active with friends as leaders in 4-H, eventually taking on the challenge as the leaders of their children's 4-H Club. Sally is survived by daughter, Carol (Kelly) Carpenter; son, Pete (Jackie) Turner; and nephew, Wayne (Connie) Courtney all of Twin Falls. She has eight grandchildren: Mike, Rick, & Randy Carpenter; Casey, Libby, and Kendall Turner; Andrea and Jeremy Courtney; and 10 great-grand children; as well as two brothers, Lester (Irene) Chess of Jerome, ID; and David (Jackie) Chess of Paso Robles, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie; son, Tom; her parents; five brothers and seven sisters. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls. Donations can be made in lieu of flowers to Idaho Youth Ranch, c/o Parke's Funeral Home.