Ila Laverne Turney, 90, of Enid, was born on July 3, 1926 in Ottawa, Kansas, the eldest of six children born to Charles and Loretta McDaniel, and died December 19, 2016 in Enid.
She was raised and educated in Ottawa and Wichita, Kansas.
She married Rex Gibson February 3, 1944 in Enid.
Ila married Richard Dean Turney April 7, 1976 in Enid. He survives.
Ila married Leo Foster in January 1998 and resided in Enid.
Ila grew up taking care of her brothers and sisters until the age of 15, where she went to work as a waitress. She worked from then on until her seventies. Ila loved people, and one of her greatest pleasures in life was cooking for them. Seeing someone enjoy her cooking brought great joy to her.
Ila ran the restaurant at the Midwestern Inn for five years, then purchased a restaurant in Canton, Oklahoma. She ran the Peppermill in Enid, Dan and Bakes Restaurant, later working for the Holiday Inn. Ila retired from Advance Foods Restaurant.
Ila was the mother of four children, Carol Jaycox and husband Lee, Diana Arterbury and husband Wayman (Enid), Robert Gibson and wife Gwen (Broken Arrow), and Glenna Johnson and husband Gary (Enid); eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Ila died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, and was preceded in death by her parents; former husbands Leo and Rex, a brother Jack McDaniel and sister Donna Chance; and a great-granddaughter, Ila Claire West.
Stittsworth Memory Chapel, 2420 North Washington, Enid, Oklahoma 73701
Ila Laverne Turney, 90, of Enid, was born on July 3, 1926 in Ottawa, Kansas, the eldest of six children born to Charles and Loretta McDaniel, and died December 19, 2016 in Enid.
She was raised and educated in Ottawa and Wichita, Kansas.
She married Rex Gibson February 3, 1944 in Enid.
Ila married Richard Dean Turney April 7, 1976 in Enid. He survives.
Ila married Leo Foster in January 1998 and resided in Enid.
Ila grew up taking care of her brothers and sisters until the age of 15, where she went to work as a waitress. She worked from then on until her seventies. Ila loved people, and one of her greatest pleasures in life was cooking for them. Seeing someone enjoy her cooking brought great joy to her.
Ila ran the restaurant at the Midwestern Inn for five years, then purchased a restaurant in Canton, Oklahoma. She ran the Peppermill in Enid, Dan and Bakes Restaurant, later working for the Holiday Inn. Ila retired from Advance Foods Restaurant.
Ila was the mother of four children, Carol Jaycox and husband Lee, Diana Arterbury and husband Wayman (Enid), Robert Gibson and wife Gwen (Broken Arrow), and Glenna Johnson and husband Gary (Enid); eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Ila died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, and was preceded in death by her parents; former husbands Leo and Rex, a brother Jack McDaniel and sister Donna Chance; and a great-granddaughter, Ila Claire West.
Stittsworth Memory Chapel, 2420 North Washington, Enid, Oklahoma 73701
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