School Teacher Retires Retirement of Mr. Levi Turner.
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School Teacher Retires
Retirement of Mr. Levi Turner.
From the Craven Herald 1/03/1935
Mr. Levi Turner, who has been on the teaching staff of the Barnoldswick Church School for 28 years, is to retire. Up to three years ago he walked from his home at Earby over the fields to Barnoldswick and back each day of his working week, covering about 25,000 miles in a quarter of a century. He has been associated with three headmasters at the Church School and was among the three teachers who received long service tokens when the jubilee of the school’s foundation was observed in January of the present year.
Music and cricket have claimed a large share of Mr. Turners’ leisure time. For many years he has been conductor of the Mount Zion Baptist Church choir at Earby, and for a long period he has served on the committee of the Earby C.C.
Transcribed from the Craven Herald 1 March 1935
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PASSING OF EARBY MUSICIAN
The Death of Mr. Levi Turner
From The Craven Herald 6/09/1946
The funeral took place at Earby Cemetery, on Saturday, of Mr. Levi Turner, of Hill Crest, 22 School Lane, Earby, who died the previous Wed-nesday after a long illness.
Mr. Turner, who was 70, had been a school teacher; and through his pro-fession and wide interests had become a well known personality in West Craven. Before settling in Earby he occupied positions in Kent and in Sheffield. Later he taught at Bar-noldswick Church School for 29 years where he earned profound respect for his ability and kindliness.
For many years Mr. Turner was chairman of the Earby Cricket Club during an important period in its history, and he always maintained his keen interest in the game and in the local club. Another of his interests was horticulture, and he was a con-sistently successful exhibitor at local shows. His knowledge of rose cultiva-tion is still a byword amongst "old Earbyers." In politics, too, he was active in a long association with the Liberal Club.
Mr. Turner's crowning achievements, how-ever, were in connection with his work as choirmaster of the Mount Zion Baptist Church, a position which he held with distinction for 31 years. A musician of no mean ability he studied the organ at Rochester Cathedral and was for many years a member of Dr. Coward's choir. Up to his marriage he was organist at the Skipton Road Methodist Church, Colne, and in 1900 he became choirmaster at Earby.
His period of office was memorable for Earby music lovers, partly for the skilful and moving presentation of such oratorios as "Elijah," "Messiah,” and "The Creation” and partly for his enterprise in introducing to Earby audiences such artistes as Dora Labbette, Sydney Coltham and Norman Allin. In lighter vein he was equally talented, and his spec-tacular productions of "Merry England," "Highwayman Love" and "Dogs o’ Devon" are still remembered. Some years ago, along with Mr. E. Berry, the well-known organist, Mr. Turner was presented with an inscribed gold watch in appreciation of his services to Mount Zion Baptist Church and choir.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner celebrated their golden wedding last March.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. G. Metcalfe, B.A., B.D., and the Rev. J. Tinker, now of Bradford and formerly pastor of the Mount Zion Church. Tributes were paid to Mr. Turner's fine record of service in church work.
The mourners were as follows: Mrs. Levi Turner (widow), Mr. Clifford Turner (son), Miss Millicent Turner (daughter), Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. James Wormwell (brother-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. J. Bushby, Mrs. R. Wormwell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cowgill, Mrs Walter Turner, Mr. John Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Pinder, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wormwell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartley, Mr. Albert Hartley, Mrs. Snowden.
There were also present representatives of Mount Zion Baptist Church choir, the Earby Cricket Club and the Earby Liberal Club.
Floral tributes included wreath from the officers and leaders of Mount Zion Baptist Sunday School, and from Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Transcribed from the Craven Herald 6 September 1946
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Retirement of Mr. Levi Turner.
From the Craven Herald 1/03/1935
Mr. Levi Turner, who has been on the teaching staff of the Barnoldswick Church School for 28 years, is to retire. Up to three years ago he walked from his home at Earby over the fields to Barnoldswick and back each day of his working week, covering about 25,000 miles in a quarter of a century. He has been associated with three headmasters at the Church School and was among the three teachers who received long service tokens when the jubilee of the school’s foundation was observed in January of the present year.
Music and cricket have claimed a large share of Mr. Turners’ leisure time. For many years he has been conductor of the Mount Zion Baptist Church choir at Earby, and for a long period he has served on the committee of the Earby C.C.
Transcribed from the Craven Herald 1 March 1935
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PASSING OF EARBY MUSICIAN
The Death of Mr. Levi Turner
From The Craven Herald 6/09/1946
The funeral took place at Earby Cemetery, on Saturday, of Mr. Levi Turner, of Hill Crest, 22 School Lane, Earby, who died the previous Wed-nesday after a long illness.
Mr. Turner, who was 70, had been a school teacher; and through his pro-fession and wide interests had become a well known personality in West Craven. Before settling in Earby he occupied positions in Kent and in Sheffield. Later he taught at Bar-noldswick Church School for 29 years where he earned profound respect for his ability and kindliness.
For many years Mr. Turner was chairman of the Earby Cricket Club during an important period in its history, and he always maintained his keen interest in the game and in the local club. Another of his interests was horticulture, and he was a con-sistently successful exhibitor at local shows. His knowledge of rose cultiva-tion is still a byword amongst "old Earbyers." In politics, too, he was active in a long association with the Liberal Club.
Mr. Turner's crowning achievements, how-ever, were in connection with his work as choirmaster of the Mount Zion Baptist Church, a position which he held with distinction for 31 years. A musician of no mean ability he studied the organ at Rochester Cathedral and was for many years a member of Dr. Coward's choir. Up to his marriage he was organist at the Skipton Road Methodist Church, Colne, and in 1900 he became choirmaster at Earby.
His period of office was memorable for Earby music lovers, partly for the skilful and moving presentation of such oratorios as "Elijah," "Messiah,” and "The Creation” and partly for his enterprise in introducing to Earby audiences such artistes as Dora Labbette, Sydney Coltham and Norman Allin. In lighter vein he was equally talented, and his spec-tacular productions of "Merry England," "Highwayman Love" and "Dogs o’ Devon" are still remembered. Some years ago, along with Mr. E. Berry, the well-known organist, Mr. Turner was presented with an inscribed gold watch in appreciation of his services to Mount Zion Baptist Church and choir.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner celebrated their golden wedding last March.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. G. Metcalfe, B.A., B.D., and the Rev. J. Tinker, now of Bradford and formerly pastor of the Mount Zion Church. Tributes were paid to Mr. Turner's fine record of service in church work.
The mourners were as follows: Mrs. Levi Turner (widow), Mr. Clifford Turner (son), Miss Millicent Turner (daughter), Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. James Wormwell (brother-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. J. Bushby, Mrs. R. Wormwell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cowgill, Mrs Walter Turner, Mr. John Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Pinder, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wormwell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartley, Mr. Albert Hartley, Mrs. Snowden.
There were also present representatives of Mount Zion Baptist Church choir, the Earby Cricket Club and the Earby Liberal Club.
Floral tributes included wreath from the officers and leaders of Mount Zion Baptist Sunday School, and from Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Transcribed from the Craven Herald 6 September 1946
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