Agnes M. (Torset, Sawyer) Turner was born on January 20, 1926 to Lars & Eline (Kvenberg) Torset who had emigrated from Norway and settled as farmers in Stanwood, WA. She was the 8th child of ten children; her and her siblings were the first American born generation of our family. Agnes grew up on the family farm and attended schools in Stanwood. She married David (Dave) Sawyer in 1943 and they had three children Barbara J., Thomas D. & Nancy L. Dave was killed in an airplane accident in January 1960. She later married Richard (Dick) E. Turner who had two children Ricky E. & Michelle R. and then together they had Jeffery E. Turner. She was preceded in death by her father & mother, one son (Tom Sawyer), both of her mothers & fathers' in-law, her two husbands, and all of her brothers, sisters, along with four brother's in-laws and three sisters-in-law, and one son in-law. Agnes leaves behind five children, Barbara (Sawyer) and husband Melvin Hall of Oak Harbor, Nancy Wood of Lake Stevens, Ricky Turner and wife Ruth of Mt.Vernon, Michelle (Turner) and husband Jim Fraser of Kirkland, Jeffery Turner and wife Sherry of Mt.Vernon. There are many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, and numerous nieces & nephews and 2 sisters in-law Olive Torset and Hattie Torset of Mt. Vernon. Agnes was a stay at home mom until after her first husband died. She then worked in the Cascade cannery in Burlington, and retired around 1990 to be with Dick who had retired from Texaco refinery. Her and Dick had several enjoyable retirement years in which they went on a cruise, flew to Branson Missouri to hear their favorite country-western music and look for genealogical information on Dicks family. They spent many hours of fishing in their "fishing shack" and dock on the Skagit River where friends and family would congregate. Agnes always loved playing cards and dancing; she and both of her husbands always had their brand of "date nights" to go out with friends every Saturday night. In later years she enjoyed playing Bingo and Pai Gow at a Casino. The many friends she and her first husband had carried over to her second marriage and were lasting ones. This circle of friends and family enjoyed many years of camping, crabbing and clamming together, the lawn games like Dick's miniature home golf course, wholly board, lawn jarts, and the years of water skiing and boating, and enjoyed all of the funny stories they had to tell on each other from all the many years, and times they'd all spent together. So much laughter, so much fun, and love for everyone.. And now the time has come - her earthly journey is done. It's time for her heavenly rewards. So long for now, you're in our memories! In lieu of flowers please make a donation in her name to the Alzheimers Society or charity of your choice. A graveside service will be held Monday January 16, 2012, 1:00 P.M. at Hawthorne Memorial Park, Mount Vernon followed by a reception in the Hawthorne reception Room. Arrangements are under the care of Hawthorne Funeral Home, Mount Vernon