- Date Of Birth: September 4, 1937
- Date Of Death: January 10, 2019
- State: Idaho
Loma Joy Tracy Turnage, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 10, 2019, in her home surrounded by her family. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Christena and Jesse Dickson for all the loving care and dedication they gave Grandma.
Loma was born September 4, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ephraim Lavon Tracy and Juanita Ethlyn Twichel Tracy. She was the first child of eight born to her parents. She grew up living with her grandmother and attended schools in Idaho Falls, Ammon and Ucon and graduated from Bonneville High School. She also attended BYU for a year and studied interior design course. She worked as a telephone operator until they went to direct dial by the customer.
In 1956, she married Robert Bernard Dickson. They had three children, Terrie, Tracy, and Laura. They were later divorced.
On August 29, 1986, she married Richard “Rick” David Turnage at the Eagle Rock Stake Center in Idaho Falls. The marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple August 29, 1990. Loma and Rick made their home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where Loma worked as a salesperson for ZCMI and Dillards. She also worked as a waitress at the Stardust and had a home-based business called Forever Green. Rick passed June 13, 2006.
