This was supposedly due to her love of horses, but in reality it was to provide her with a more memorable stage name.
Turnage served in the and earned the and.
In Arlington National Cemetery, she was buried alongside her husband as Betty J.
Turnage and Adams had two children together.
He died in on September 15, 1943, in Hawaii.
Turnage received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Star for his service in the Korean War.