Evelyn Turney

July 11, 2007

Evelyn A. Turney, 92, of 3614 Route 430, Bemus Point, died at 1:55 P.M. Sunday (July 8, 2007) in her home. She was born Sept. 26, 1914 in Manchester, Vt., the daughter of John Douglass and Lillian Mercier Douglass Cronk. A graduate of the former Mayville High School and Jamestown Business College, in earlier years she had worked in the offices of the Chautauqua County Clerk, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and in the Recording Office. She later worked with her late husband on the family farm. She was active with the Farm Bureau, and was a member of the Bemus Point Study Club. A strong-willed independent person, she loved to travel, and always made sure that her home was filled with laughter. Surviving are two sons: James E. (Mary) Turney of Bemus Point, and Stephen (Geraldine) Turney of Indianapolis, Ind.; four granddaughters: Kimberly (Mark) Phipps of Rochester, Mary (Andrew) Phelan of Winchester, Va., and Alison and Amanda Turney, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; a great granddaughter, Devon Slaven of Warren, Pa.; a brother, Eugene Douglass of North East, Pa.; and two sisters: Grace Alleman of Sanford, N.C., and Charlotte Carraher of Columbia, S.C. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Turney, whom she married July 11, 1945, and who died Oct. 25, 2003; her stepfather, Nels B. Cronk; a brother, Robert L. Douglass; and by two sisters: Lorraine Cronk Bowen and Irene Ingerson. The funeral will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday in Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home. Pastor Richard Keefer of the Fluvanna Community Church will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday in the funeral home. Email condolences may be sent by visiting the website www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com. Memorials may be made to the Chautauqua County Humane Society, 2825 Strunk Rd., Jamestown, N.Y. 14701; Hospice Chautauqua County, 4840 W. Lake Rd., Mayville, N.Y. 14757; or to the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 308, Bemus Point, N.Y. 14712.