Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
NameMary Alma BORST 
37
37Birth3 Nov 1892, Colorado, Aspen
Death15 Dec 1975, Kansas, Scott County, Scott City
BurialKansas, Scott County, Scott City
OccupationGeneral Store Near Elkader, Kansas
FatherOliver Amenzo BORST (-?)
MotherCleopatra COLE (-?)
Spouses
Marriage1 Oct 1907, Kansas, Logan County, Russell Springs
Obituary notes for Mary Alma BORST
Mary Alma Turley, 83, went to be with Jesus Monday Afternoon December 15, 1975. Suffering a heart attack, she slipped from our midst at the Scott County hospital. She was born Nov. 3, 1892 in a silver mining camp at Aspen Colorado, to Cleopatra (Cole) and Oliver Amenzo Borst.
Later her family settled near Bazine, Kansas and she speent her girrlhood in Ness County. In 1904 the family homesteaded in Logan County near Eldader. Here she met and married R. A. TGurley, Oct. 1, 1907 at Russel Springs, Kansas. Ten Children blessed this union.
Moving to Wichita, G(r)ove and Scott counties from 1914 until 1946 they returned to Logan county and purchased the original Turley homestead. They operated the Eldakder sstore from 1955 to 1963 when ill health took them into retirement in Scott CCity.
Mr. Turley passed away Sept 30, 1963 while Alma continued living in Scott City, maintaining her own home until her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter Gertrude, and a grandson Stanley Blume.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Estella Fairchild, Russsell Springs, Vanna Hatler, Garden City, Mrs. Elsie Wren, La Habra Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy Blume, Scott City. Five sons, Robert and Earl, Modoc; William of Arnold; C”larence of Oakley; RAlph of Ava, Missouri; one sister, Fenton Walling of Indianapolis, Indiana, Twenty nine grandshildren, 42 grate-grandchildren, and 4 great great grandshildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Alma was converted in a tent meeting held near her home and was baptized in thee Smoky Hill River by Rev. J. J. Cork of the Pilgrim Holiness Church. She actively participated in the Keystone Church near Elkader until moving to Scott City she joined the Pilgrim Holiness Church herre which after merger become the Wesleyan Church. Her Faith in God, was shown by her witness and testimony and she was walways an inspiration to those around her.
Next to loving and serving her Saviour, come her home and family, all of which she dearly loved.
Her home was the hub of the family gatherings. Joys & sorrows were made greater or smaller by sharing them with Alma. She is now in heaven awaiting to gather her loved ones in as God calls them home. Her body is gone, her memory remains ever burning within our hearts. The heritage she imparted was the greatest anyone could receive--love, faith in God and eternal life in heaven. She lives forever in our hearts. We won’t wish her backm but live the life seh wanted us to until we meet for our reunion in heaven. [transcribed from typed copy cached in family Bible]
Later her family settled near Bazine, Kansas and she speent her girrlhood in Ness County. In 1904 the family homesteaded in Logan County near Eldader. Here she met and married R. A. TGurley, Oct. 1, 1907 at Russel Springs, Kansas. Ten Children blessed this union.
Moving to Wichita, G(r)ove and Scott counties from 1914 until 1946 they returned to Logan county and purchased the original Turley homestead. They operated the Eldakder sstore from 1955 to 1963 when ill health took them into retirement in Scott CCity.
Mr. Turley passed away Sept 30, 1963 while Alma continued living in Scott City, maintaining her own home until her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter Gertrude, and a grandson Stanley Blume.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Estella Fairchild, Russsell Springs, Vanna Hatler, Garden City, Mrs. Elsie Wren, La Habra Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy Blume, Scott City. Five sons, Robert and Earl, Modoc; William of Arnold; C”larence of Oakley; RAlph of Ava, Missouri; one sister, Fenton Walling of Indianapolis, Indiana, Twenty nine grandshildren, 42 grate-grandchildren, and 4 great great grandshildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Alma was converted in a tent meeting held near her home and was baptized in thee Smoky Hill River by Rev. J. J. Cork of the Pilgrim Holiness Church. She actively participated in the Keystone Church near Elkader until moving to Scott City she joined the Pilgrim Holiness Church herre which after merger become the Wesleyan Church. Her Faith in God, was shown by her witness and testimony and she was walways an inspiration to those around her.
Next to loving and serving her Saviour, come her home and family, all of which she dearly loved.
Her home was the hub of the family gatherings. Joys & sorrows were made greater or smaller by sharing them with Alma. She is now in heaven awaiting to gather her loved ones in as God calls them home. Her body is gone, her memory remains ever burning within our hearts. The heritage she imparted was the greatest anyone could receive--love, faith in God and eternal life in heaven. She lives forever in our hearts. We won’t wish her backm but live the life seh wanted us to until we meet for our reunion in heaven. [transcribed from typed copy cached in family Bible]