1. 9SOUTH WALES EVENING POST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 SWA-E01-S2
Widow makes
plea to find
hubby’s ring
A WIDOW has been left devastated after losing
the engagement ring she gave to her husband 43
years ago.
The ring is a reminder of the husband Margaret
Turner, aged 79, could not grow old with — as he
died from kidney problems at the age of 39 in
1973.
Mrs Turner thinks the inscribed gold signet
ring may have slipped off as she removed her
gloves while shopping on Thursday at Lidl in
Morriston.
She and her sons are now hoping the public
will help in her search to find the ring she has
worn every day since her husband’s death.
Mrs Turner said: “I never remarried after
Byron, he was the love of my life.
“We would’ve grown old together like a pair of
old slippers.
“I felt safe when I had that ring on my finger as
I felt that Byron was looking over me.
“It’s always been on my finger, ever since he
died so young.
“The older I get, the slimmer my fingers
become and this has been something waiting to
happen. I only wish everything was as slim as my
fingers!”
Mrs Turner said she valued the missing ring
more than her wedding band as it had been
inscribed with Byron’s initials, BMT, and the
message Love Margaret (04-04-1958).
“Byron’s ring had been on my finger ever since
he died,” she said.
“We took the ring off his finger in the hospital
and I never travel anywhere without it.”
The couple’s son, Meirion, launched an online
appeal yesterday, which is being shared on
Facebook to further spread the word in the hope
of reuniting Mrs Turner with the ring.
The 52-year-old said the whole family was
upset for his mother.
“She’s got a strong emotional attachment to
the ring,” he said.
“She bought it for him and has had it on her
finger since he died.
“I was very upset for her when she lost it.
“It’s not worth a lot apart from sentimental
value. We have looked in the car, her house and
the drive but we cannot find it.
“We were devastated when my father passed
away but my mother brought us up by herself.”
His brother Gareth added: “My mum was
hanging onto the ring for one of the
grandchildren as it’s in her will.
“She rang me after losing it on Thursday and
she was really upset.
“She didn’t remarry after my dad because it’s
hard to replace such a loss.
“That or she never found anyone good looking
enough. Unfortunately, the good looks didn’t
pass down to me!
“My mother is an independent and remarkable
lady who brought up two boys and kept a job
down.”
GAnyone who finds the gold ring is urged to
contact Meirion Turner on 07771 976883.
Matthew Dresch
@SWEveningPost • 01792 545533
postnews@swwmedia.co.uk
Driver with
19 points
avoids ban
A DRIVER has avoided a ban despite
racking up 19 penalty points after he
told magistrates he needed a licence for
his fledgling electrical business.
Swansea Magistrates’ Court heard
officers were called to Birchgrove on
November 27 following concerns for
the welfare of Ashley James Hayley.
They located his car and a short time
later found him in a “distressed” state.
He was initially arrested for a breach of
the peace and taken to a police station
where he refused to take a breath test.
Hayley, aged 28, of Lon Ogwen,
Birchgrove pleaded guilty to failing to
provide a specimen as a person in
charge of a vehicle, and to using a
vehicle without insurance.
Magistrates fined him £500 and
imposed 10 penalty points on his
licence for failing to provide a specimen
and six for having no insurance on top
of the three points he already had — but
decided not to disqualify him after he
entered an “exceptional hardship”
argument saying he needed to drive for
his new business.
Seventy-nine-year-old Margaret Turner who
appealing for her engagement ring from 1958 after
she lost it in Lidl, Morriston.
Picture: Adrian White/SWAW20160228B-007_C
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