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Valara Booth was born in Langley on May 15, 1928, to parents Noel and Gertrude Booth. She assisted in the operations of the family business (the Noel Booth Store and travelling stores) as a clerk in the store and travelling stores, and pumping gas. After finishing school, Valara travelled to Smithers and Terrace to begin a teaching career. She stayed in the Northern part of the province during the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1954 she married Frank Nichols, and in 1960 the couple and their four children moved to Edmonton. Valara returned to Fern Ridge with her six children in 1970 after a divorce with Frank. A building at the back of her parents property was turned into a residence for Valara and her kids. Back in Langley, she renewed her teaching certificate and taught as a substitute teacher for a number of years in the Langley School District. Valara had already retired by the time she passed away on September 25, 1994 in Langley.
Term Source: Donna J. MacDonald's "The Booth Travelling Store"

Nancy Schnurr worked for the N. Booth General Store, and probably also as a clerk in their travelling stores in the 1940s.