Dorothy Pearl Abbey
Lawrence Jay Turney was born
May 12, 1909, in Forestburg, Hastings, Coulee, Alberta, Canada, and died
December 28, 1977, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, at age 68. He is
the son of James Robert Turney of Harrison, Boone Co., AR, and Edith May York of
Nelson Co., Dakota Territory (ND). He was a mechanic, and was a Staff Sergeant in the Canadian
Armed Forces.
Dorothy Pearl Abbey was born
February 23, 1913, in
Flagstone, British Columbia, Canada, and died from Alzheimer's disease October 23, 2004,
at Pioneer Lodge, Salmon
Arm,
British Columbia, Canada, at age 87.
Her ashes spread over Oliver Alva Abbey's gravesite, Roosville Cemetery, Roosville,
British Columbia, Canada. She is the daughter of
Oliver Alva Abbey of Lot 26, Con. 2, Hope
Twp., Northumberland and Durham Co., Canada West,
and Anne Elizabeth
"Annie" Smale of London, England.
Lawrence Jay Turney (age
21), a bachelor, and Dorothy Pearl "Dot" Abbey (age 17) a maiden,
were married September 15,
1930, in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.
Lawrence Jay Turney and Dorothy Pearl
(Abbey) Turney
had three children:
- Mona Pearl Turney: Born
December 28, 1930, in Flagstone,
British Columbia, Canada;
Died April 24, 2024, at
Hospice House,
Vernon, BC (age 93).
Married (1) September 15, 1949, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, to
Bruce Malcom: Born February 9, 1926, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada;
Died August 21, 1996, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada (age 70). Divorced
1974. Married (2) March 6, 1982, in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada, to
D'Arcy Hector Maurice "Darcy" Ball: Born October 15, 1932, in Salmon Arm, British
Columbia, Canada; Died May 4, 2016, in Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
(age 73).
- Edith Joy Turney: Born July 4, 1933, in
Grasmere,
British Columbia, Canada; Died December 30, 2004, in Kindred Hospital,
Ontario, CA, CA (age 71). Married March 21, 1954, in California, to William
Russell "Bill" Lukrafka: Born July 10, 1925, in Decatur, Macon Co., IL; Died
August 25, 2005, in Corona Regional Hospital, Corona, Anaheim, Orange Co.,
CA (age 80). Four children.
- Alfred
Lawrence "Larry" Turney: Born August 27, 1939, in Flagstone, British Columbia,
Canada; Died May 10, 2013, in Comox, British Columbia, Canada (age 74).
Married (1) November 19, 1960, at United Church, Cranbrook, British
Columbia, Canada, to Unknown Unknown. Divorced 1965, in British Columbia,
Canada. Married (2) Unknown, to Unknown: Born Unknown. Two children and one
adopted child.
TIMELINE
Ontario was known as: Upper Canada from
December
26, 1791, to February 10, 1841; Canada West from February 10, 1841, to July
1, 1867; and
Ontario after July 1, 1867.
Oliver Alva Abbey's
homestead, Flagstone, BC, Canada.
The framed
acrylic was painted by Dorothy Pearl (Abbey) Turney sometime in the 1980s.
The color picture was taken by Alfred
Lawrence "Larry" Turney.
Pictures courtesy of
Kerry and Jim Young.
Irene Beatrice (Abbey) Letcher wrote her
autobiography, which contains much information about her parents, siblings,
acquaintances, and life experiences growing up in British Columbia, Canada, in
the early 1900s.
To see the autobiography
above as a PDF document, click on the image.
The ashes of Dorothy
Pearl (Abbey) Turney
are spread over the gravesite of her father,
Oliver Alva Abbey, in
Roosville Cemetery, Roosville, East Kootenay Regional District, British
Columbia, Canada.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making these images available.
Roosville is an
unincorporated community
and United States Port
of Entry on the
Canada–United States
border in Lincoln
County, Montana, United
States, at the terminus
of US Highway 93. The
locality on the Canadian
side of the border is
also named Roosville and
is the southern terminus
of British Columbia
provincial highway 93.
Lawrence Turney married
Dorothy when she was 17,
and they lived in
Fernie, BC, and then
moved to Cranbrook.
Lawrence served as a
Sergeant in WWII.
Edith Joy Turney came to
Gardena, CA, in August
9, 1952, for permanent
residency with her aunt,
Lillian Eliza "Lily"
(Abbey) Loveland.
Dorothy Pearl "Dot"
Abbey was the second
youngest and she cared
for her father Oliver
Alva Abbey when he
developed colon cancer
and subsequently passed
away. Yes, we spread my Gran's (Dorothy Pearl)
ashes at her Dad's
(Oliver Alva) gravesite.
Lawrence (seems his
names is spelled
Lawrence or Laurence at
different times)
Turney's side his Dad
came up from the States
and that is quite the
story. We have
connected with some of
the American family he
left behind. He
apparently went fishing
one day and never came
home....they thought he
had drown in the
creek....but alas he
took a young girl to
Canada, married her and
told everyone he was
Irish.....with the tale
he spun he could well
have been.
Lawrence Jay Turney was born
May 12, 1909, in Forestburg, Hastings, Coulee, Alberta, Canada.
Dorothy Pearl "Dot"
Abbey was born February
23, 1913, in Flagstone,
British Columbia,
Canada.
William Russell "Bill" Lukrafka
was born July 10, 1925, in
Decatur, Macon Co., IL.
Lawrence Jay Turney
(age 21), a bachelor, and Dorothy Pearl Abbey (age 17), a maiden,
were married September 15,
1930, in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.
Mona Pearl Turney
was born
December 28, 1930, in Flagstone, British Columbia, Canada.
Edith Joy
Turney was born July 4, 1933, in Grasmere, British Columbia, Canada.
Dorothy Pearl (Abbey)
Turney, Lawrence Jay Turney, and Mona Pearl Turney, about 1935, British
Columbia, Canada.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this image available.
Alfred
Lawrence "Larry" Turney was born August 27, 1939, in Flagstone,
British Columbia,
Canada.
Bruce Malcom in
his Navy uniform, about 1945.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this image available.
John Oliver "Jackie"
Abbey died July 6, 1962, from a fractured skull and brain lacerations, as a
result of a logging accident at Hartley Lake Camp, seven miles north of Fernie,
British Columbia, Canada, at age 18. Buried in Buried in Saint Margaret's
Cemetery, Roosville, British Columbia, Canada.
John Oliver "Jackie" Abbey
Death Certificate.
Martha Alice (Crompton) Abbey; Arskel Lewis "Archie" Abbey;
and their son, John Oliver "Jackie" Abbey
(1943 - 1962), about 1953, British Columbia, Canada. Picture courtesy of Kerry
Young, daughter of Mona Pearl Turney and granddaughter of Dorothy Pearl (Abbey)
Turney.
John Oliver Abbey was an unmarried logger
who died July 6, 1962, in a logging accident at Hartley Lake Camp near Fernie,
BC, Canada, at age 18. He is the son of Archie Lewis Abbey (born in Moose Jaw
SK) and Martha Alice Crompton (born in England). The informant was his mother
Mrs. Martha Abbey of West Fernie, BC, Canada. John Oliver "Jackie" Abbey was an
unmarried logger who died in a logging accident at Hartley Lake Camp near Fernie
BC. He was the son of Archie Lewis Abbey (born in Moose Jaw SK) and Martha Alice
Crompton (born in England). The informant was his mother Mrs. Martha Abbey of
West Fernie
Dorothy Pearl (Abbey)
Turney and her daughter, Mona Pearl Turney, 1946.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this image available.
Lawrence Jay Turney in
his sergeant's uniform, London, 1949.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this image available.
Mona Pearl Turney and Edith Joy Turney,
1948.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this image available.
Edith Joy Turney, Alfred
Lawrence "Larry" Turney, and Mona Pearl Turney, Cranbrook, British Columbia,
Canada, about
1948.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this image available.
Bruce Malcom and Mona Pearl Turney
were married September
15, 1949, in Cranbrook,
British Columbia,
Canada.
Mona Pearl (Turney)
Malcom, on her wedding day, September 15, 1949, in Cranbrook, British Columbia,
Canada.
The picture on the far right is animated through My Heritage. Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this
information available.
William Russell "Bill" Lukrafka
and Edith Joy
Turney were married March 21, 1954, in California.
Dorothy Pearl (Abbey)
Turney at about age 75.
Thanks to Kerry and Jim Young for making this image available.
Dorothy Pearl
"Dot" (Abbey) Turney died
from Alzheimer's disease October 23, 2004,
at Pioneer Lodge, Salmon
Arm,
British Columbia, Canada, at age 87.
Her ashes spread over
Oliver Alva Abbey's
gravesite, Roosville Cemetery, Roosville,
British Columbia,
Canada.
The Morning Star, Vernon, British
Columbia, Canada, Friday, October 29, 2004
TURNEY
DOROTHY TURNEY passed
away peacefully on October
23, 2004, at Pioneer Lodge in Salmon Arm. Dot, as she was known to her
friends, was born February 23, 1913 in Flagstone, BC. She lived in the East
Kootenay area for most of her life. She married Lawrence Turney in 1930 and
they had 3 children. She will be sadly missed by two daughters: Mona
(D'Arcy) Ball and Joy (Bill) Lukrafka, and a son, Larry, as well as 12
grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Our lives are richer because
of her presence. Gran was an avid gardener, enjoyed fishing, hunting and the
great outdoors. A service will be held at the Zion United Church in
Armstrong on October 29, at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements made through
Fischer's Funeral Services in Salmon Arm.
Edith Joy
(Turney) Lukrafka died December 30, 2004, in Kindred Hospital, Ontario,
CA, CA, at age 71.
The
Press-Enterprise, Riverside,
Riverside Co., CA,
Wednesday, January 5,
2005
Lukrafka Edith Joy, 71
LUKRAFKA, EDITH "JOY" Passed
away peacefully on December
30, 2004 at Kindred Hospital
in Ontario, CA. Joy was born
on July 4, 1933 in Canada.
When she was a young lady
she moved to California
where she met her husband,
William R. Lukrafka. They
were married in 1954 and had
4 children, William L.
Lukrafka of North Glenn,
CO., Kirk James Lukrafka of
Buena Vista, CO., Kally-Jo
Petterson of Corona, CA. and
Luke Jay Lukrafka of Vero
Beach, FL. Joy will be sadly
missed by her 12
grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren, a
sister, Mona Ball of Canada
and a brother, Larry Turney
of Canada. Service will be held at
Thomas Miller Mortuary, Corona, CA.
January 7, 2004 at 1 p.m. Funeral
Arrangements under the direction of:
THOMAS MILLER MORTUARY (951)
737-3244
William Russell "Bill" Lukrafka
died August 25, 2005, in
Corona Regional
Hospital, Corona, Orange
Co., CA, at age 80.
The
Press-Enterprise, Riverside,
Riverside Co., CA,
Wednesday, August 31,
2005
2005 F20: Corona/Norco
LUKRAFKA, WILLIAM "BILL"
Passed away peacefully on
August 25, 2005 at Corona
Regional Hospital in Corona,
CA. Bill was born on July
10, 1925 in Decatur,
Illinois. When he was a
young man he met a young
lady, Edith "Joy" Turney,
who became his wife on March
21, 1954, together they had
4 children, William L.
Lukrafka of North Glenn,
CO., Kirk J. Lukrafka of
Buena Vista, CO., Kally-Jo
Petterson of Corona, CA. and
Luke J. Lukrafka of Vero
Beach, FL. Our Dad will be
sadly missed by his 12
grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren. Service
will be held at Thomas
Miller Mortuary, Corona, CA.
on September 2, 2005 at 1:00
p.m. Funeral Arrangements
under the direction of:
THOMAS MILLER MORTUARY (951)
737-3244
Mona Pearl (Turney) (Malcolm)
Ball died April 24, 2024, at Hospice House, Vernon, BC, at age 93.
Cypress Funeral & Cremation
Services, Vernon, BC V1T
5B7, April, 2024
Mona Ball
December 28, 1930 - April
24, 2024
After a short battle with
health issues, Mona Pearl
Ball peacefully passed away
at Hospice House in Vernon
in the early hours of April
24, after a long and
productive life. Mona was
born on December 28, 1930 at
home in Flagstone, B.C. to
parents Dorothy and Larry
Turney. As a child she spent
time in Fernie, Roosville,
and Cranbrook. After leaving
high school after grade 10,
she entered Vancouver
Community College with the
goal of becoming a Practical
Nurse. She returned to the
Kootenays and took a job at
BC Tel as a telephone
operator. She married Bruce
Malcolm in 1949 and they
lived in Nelson where their
5 children were born and
raised. Bruce and Mona
divorced in 1973. After she
met Darcy Ball, the love of
her life, she moved to
Kamloops and eventually Mona
and Darcy built their dream
log home in Deep Creek and
were married in 1982. They
had a loving marriage that
spanned 34 years until
Darcy’s death in 2016. As a
young Mom, she was an
accomplished seamstress,
sewing many outfits for her
children. After the move to
Deep Creek she developed an
interest in all fibre arts
and was an accomplished
spinner, weaver, felter,
quilter and knitter (and
many other crafts). She
instilled a love of good
food and proper preparation
in all her children. She was
an avid gardener and willing
to share the bounty, fresh,
frozen or canned. She loved
music, dancing, and always
had music playing in her
home. Mona was progressive
for her time. She and a
business partner, J. Paul
Haynes, opened a Kelly
Deyong’s record shop in
Nelson in the late sixties,
she was a radio personality
with her own program
(Women’s World) on the
Nelson radio station, CKLN,
and obtained her pilot
license at 50, after she had
become a grandmother,
earning the title of Flying
Grandmother. The property in
Deep Creek became more than
they could manage and in
2003 they moved to
Armstrong. There, Mona
continued with her fibre
arts creations and painting
where she made and sold her
many treasured wearable
pieces of art as well as
making gifts for relatives
and friends. She was a
staunch Blue Jays, BC Lions,
and Curling fan. She was
predeceased by her husband
Darcy, in 2016, her mother,
Dorothy Turney in 2004,
father, Larry Turney in
1977, and siblings Joy
Lukrafka in 2004, and Larry
Turney in 2013. She is
survived by her 5
children: Linda (Dave) Cates
of Vernon, Kerry (Jim) Young
of Armstrong, Gay (Jim) Hope
of Edmonton, Dan (Wendy)
Malcolm of Calgary and Jean
(Mario) Poulin of
Whitehorse. She is also
survived by stepsons: Tom
Ball, Frank Ball, Moe Ball,
and Richard Ball, 8
grandchildren, and several
great grandchildren. The
family thanks Sharon
Wickstrom and her husband,
Cliff for their amazing
support and generosity. Mona
considered Sharon a sister,
her best friend and a soul
mate in their love of fibre
arts. Thanks to the Dr. Reta
Kutsche, Palliative Care,
and Community Care for their
assistance in keeping Mona
in her own home as long as
possible. We are so grateful
as that was what she wanted.
A service will be held for
Mona to celebrate her life
on Saturday, May 18 at 2:00
p.m. at the Zion United
Church, 2315 Pleasant Valley
Dr., in Armstrong.
Refreshments will be served
in the Zion church hall
after the service. In lieu
of flowers, donations can be
made to the Zion United
Church, your local food
bank, or The North Okanagan
Hospice Society.
Edith Joy Turney had a child out of
wedlock with a Romano family member, as proven through DNA analysis. Edith Joy
Turney had her baby, named "Baby Boy Turney, born December 27, 1952, placed
through the California State Department of Social Welfare, and on May 21, 1953.
The first baby name was "Baby Boy Adams". The adoptive parents were James Roy
"Jim" Richardson and Joanne (VanWyck) Richardson, of 505 Poppy Street, Corona
Del Mar, Los Angeles Co., CA. They renamed their adopted child VanWyck
Richardson. The Richardsons divorced about 1960 in California.
VanWyck Richardson,
February, 2022.
Gemma Marie Richardson, and
Steven T. Rivera, at Honeymoon Island, FL, December 29, 2023. Gemma Marie
Richardson, born July 17, 1997, at Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville, Dakota
Co., MN, is the daughter of VanWyck Richardson and Lynne Jolie. The parents were
married December 25, 1994, in Dallas, TX. Gemma's parents, with two children,
were divorced March 30, 1999, in Dallas, TX. Lynne Jolie was born October 25,
1956, in Connecticut.
Oliver Alva Abbey was born
December 12, 1869, in Lot 26, Con. 2, Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West.
The 1871 Census
for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Canada West, shows Alrien Abby (age 42) is a
Farmer living in Hope Twp. Living with him
are his wife Elizabeth Abby (age 43), and children: Ellen Abby (age 18), Henry
Abby (age 16), John R. Abby (age 14), Levi Abby (age 13); Eliza Abby (age 10);
Martha Abby (age 9); Mary Abby (age 7); Hattie Ann Abby (age 3) and Oliver Abby
(age 1).
All family members were born in Upper Canada.
Anne Elizabeth "Annie" Smale was born
November 1872 in London, England.
Annie emigrated to Canada in 1873.
The 1891 Census taken on June 1,
1891, shows Oliver Abbey (age 21) born in Ontario to Ontario-born parents is an
unmarried Farmer
and is living in Moose Jaw, Assiniboia Dist., North West Territories, Canada.
Living with him is an unmarried Lodger, Charles C. Lyon (age 21) born in
Scotland to Scottish-born parents, a Farmer.
Extracts from the 1891 Federal Census of Assiniboia West, Microfilm
#T6426-T6427, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
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Alfred Thomas Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Evelyn Mary Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Frank
Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Harley
Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Helen Elizabeth Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Hester
Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Lester K. Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Lewis
Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Oiver
Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Phoebe Jane Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
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Vera E. Abbey |
1891
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Saskatchewan
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Moose
Jaw & Regina District |
Oliver Alva Abbey and
Anne Elizabeth "Annie" Smale
were married about
1890 in Unknown.
The 1911 Canadian Census taken June 23, 1911, shows
Oliver Abby (age 41) born December 1869 in Ontario, Canada, is a Farmer living in
Flagstone, Fernie District, Kootenay,
British Columbia, Canada. Living with him is his wife,
Annie Abby (age 38) born November 1872 in England and
having emigrated in 1873. Also living there
are his ten unmarried children: Wilbert Abby (age 19) born December 1891 in
Saskatchewan, Canada, a Railroad Laborer; Henry Abby (age 16) born July 1894 in
Saskatchewan, Canada, a Farmers Son Farmer; Tillie Abby (age 15) born December
1896 in Saskatchewan, Canada; Vern Abby (age 13) born December 1898 in
Saskatchewan, Canada; Archie Abby (age 10) born December 1900 in Saskatchewan,
Canada; George Abby (age 9) born February 1902 in Saskatchewan, Canada; Irene
Abby (age 8) born January 1903 in British Columbia, Canada; Clarence Abby (age
6) born February 1905 in British Columbia, Canada; Mary Abby (age 4) born March
1907 in British Columbia, Canada; and Stanley Abby (age 1) born February 1910 in
British Columbia, Canada.
Anne Elizabeth (Smale) Abbey
died August 29, 1929, in Flagstone, Fernie District,
Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, at age 56.
Oliver Alva Abbey died
September 21, 1947, in Fernie District, British Columbia, Canada, at age 77.
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