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Catherine Adell Moore Corless

Birth
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
Death
30 May 1996 (aged 86)
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Burial
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Catherine parents are Elwood and Effie(Jones)Moore. The oldest of two children, she was raised in Spokane and Lewiston, Idaho, She attended Lewiston Normal School and Central Washington State College. She began her teaching career in Cul-de-dac, Idaho, where she met her future husband, Robert Corless, also a teacher.

They were married in Moscow, Idaho, May 5, 1934.

In 1937, they moved to Sunnyside, where they made their home and raised three children, Michael, Robert, and Mary Catherine.

Catherine taught first grade at Denny Blaine, Outlook, and Washington Elementary Schools for 25 years. She served as Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was involved in many community activities including PEO and United Methodist Church Altar Guild.

Survived by her children Robert C. Corless and Mary Catherine Brown. Eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A sister Lois Moore Donnally, niece, Linda Conklin, and nephew, John Donnally.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Corless, and son, Michael Corless.
Catherine parents are Elwood and Effie(Jones)Moore. The oldest of two children, she was raised in Spokane and Lewiston, Idaho, She attended Lewiston Normal School and Central Washington State College. She began her teaching career in Cul-de-dac, Idaho, where she met her future husband, Robert Corless, also a teacher.

They were married in Moscow, Idaho, May 5, 1934.

In 1937, they moved to Sunnyside, where they made their home and raised three children, Michael, Robert, and Mary Catherine.

Catherine taught first grade at Denny Blaine, Outlook, and Washington Elementary Schools for 25 years. She served as Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was involved in many community activities including PEO and United Methodist Church Altar Guild.

Survived by her children Robert C. Corless and Mary Catherine Brown. Eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A sister Lois Moore Donnally, niece, Linda Conklin, and nephew, John Donnally.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Corless, and son, Michael Corless.

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