Edith Moyes (Turner) McIntrye passed away in her sleep on January 16, 2026 in New Raods, Louisiana. She was aged 94 years. She is preceded in death by daughter, Ainsley McIntyre, husband James McIntyre, parents Alexander and Jessie Turner, brother Alexander Turner, and sisters Christina Landman, Agnes McMenamin and Tess Hansen. She is survived by daughter, Shona Terry (m. Patrick Terry), granddaughter, Kelsey Shay Nichols, nieces Angelique McNamara, Michelle Lebeau, Kristina Graves-Etzler and nephew Kevin Graves.
She was born in Glasgow, Scotland on September 29, 1931. Her young life was interrupted by World War II. As her older siblings did their part for the war effort, Edith at the young age of 9 was shipped out to the country to a group home where she would be safe from German bombing raids. This had a lifelong effect on her. She met her husband, James McIntyre, in church as a young lady. They married on August 20, 1954 in the church they had both grown up in. They had two daughters, Shona Lynne McIntyre and Ainsley Jane McIntyre. In 1972 they immigrated to the United States. Relocating to Lompoc, California where family had already settled. They ran Lompoc Paper and Paint there for a few years before moving to Glendale, CA. It was there that they were divorced. Edith moved then to Solvang, CA with her daughters and worked at Sanchez and Sons Construction until she retired in 1993. After retirement, she lived in Phoenix, AZ for several years where she was active in Toastmasters and Scottish societies. Finally ending up in New Roads, LA where she moved to be closer to her daughter Ainsley. She lived there for the remainder of her life.
A memorial will be held at St. Paul’s Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in New Roads, LA on Sunday, April 12, 2026 after the regular Sunday service.
