LaPrill Turley Lee was born April 9, 1940, in Woodruff, to George and Pearl Turley. She grew up in Woodruff with her two older brothers, LeGrande and Korrin (both deceased) and four younger sisters, Genene (Stradling), Kathy (Deceased), Helen Skinner and Barbra Smith.
When she was 17 her family moved to Louisiana where she graduated from Cloutierville High School. After graduation, she returned to Woodruff and worked for the Navajo County Fair Commission. She later moved to Winslow to work for the Winslow Mail newspaper, then several months later transferred to Holbrook to work for the Holbrook Tribune. She worked there until her marriage to Ivin Crone Lee in 1966.
LaPrill and Ivin lived their married life in Joseph City raising their children: Ivin Berneil (Deceased), Kyra and Bo. She found joy in motherhood, church service, crafting and sharing her many talents with others.
She is survived by Kyra (Darrel), Lance, Shannon and Max Mosier; and Bo (Kay), Meghan, E.J., Kimber and Maddox Lee.
Services will include a viewing at 9 a.m., followed by a funeral at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Joseph City LDS Church. with burial in the Joseph City Cemetery.
