Hazel I. (Simpson) Carpenter is 100 years old today.
She was born October 10, 1896, in Plainview, Nebraska, and moved to Spokane in 1903. The family awoke that July 4 to snow.
She married Ross T. Carpenter in 1927; he died in 1971.
The couple owned a ranch in Miles, Washington, about 25 miles north of Davenport. Although she now lives with her son, Charles, in the Valley, she still visits the ranch.
When the former Miss Simpson graduated from high school, she became a teacher. After her marriage, she was a homemaker and caretaker of her parents.
The Carpenters had two children: Marvin R. Carpenter, Glendale, Arizona, and Charles. She has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A niece attributes her longevity to "hard work caring for others."
—From The Spokesman-Review; Thursday, October 10, 1996∼Memorial service for Hazel Ida Carpenter, 101, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Carpenter, who was born in Plainview, Nebraska, died Friday.
She graduated in 1918 from Davenport High School in Davenport, Washington.
Mrs. Carpenter was a nurses aide at Fort Spokane in the mid-1920s and then was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Melvin R. (Dixie) Carpenter of Phoenix and Charles O. (Arlene) Carpenter of Spokane; a brother, Daniel Simpson, and a sister, Rose King, both of Spokane; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Columbia 49ers Senior Center, c/o Eleanor Lilly, 6149 Highway 25 South, Fruitland, WA 99129.
—Obituary from The Spokesman-Review; Tuesday, December 9, 1997. Additional information added from newspaper funeral notice.
She was born October 10, 1896, in Plainview, Nebraska, and moved to Spokane in 1903. The family awoke that July 4 to snow.
She married Ross T. Carpenter in 1927; he died in 1971.
The couple owned a ranch in Miles, Washington, about 25 miles north of Davenport. Although she now lives with her son, Charles, in the Valley, she still visits the ranch.
When the former Miss Simpson graduated from high school, she became a teacher. After her marriage, she was a homemaker and caretaker of her parents.
The Carpenters had two children: Marvin R. Carpenter, Glendale, Arizona, and Charles. She has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A niece attributes her longevity to "hard work caring for others."
—From The Spokesman-Review; Thursday, October 10, 1996∼Memorial service for Hazel Ida Carpenter, 101, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Carpenter, who was born in Plainview, Nebraska, died Friday.
She graduated in 1918 from Davenport High School in Davenport, Washington.
Mrs. Carpenter was a nurses aide at Fort Spokane in the mid-1920s and then was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Melvin R. (Dixie) Carpenter of Phoenix and Charles O. (Arlene) Carpenter of Spokane; a brother, Daniel Simpson, and a sister, Rose King, both of Spokane; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Columbia 49ers Senior Center, c/o Eleanor Lilly, 6149 Highway 25 South, Fruitland, WA 99129.
—Obituary from The Spokesman-Review; Tuesday, December 9, 1997. Additional information added from newspaper funeral notice.
Hazel I. (Simpson) Carpenter is 100 years old today.
She was born October 10, 1896, in Plainview, Nebraska, and moved to Spokane in 1903. The family awoke that July 4 to snow.
She married Ross T. Carpenter in 1927; he died in 1971.
The couple owned a ranch in Miles, Washington, about 25 miles north of Davenport. Although she now lives with her son, Charles, in the Valley, she still visits the ranch.
When the former Miss Simpson graduated from high school, she became a teacher. After her marriage, she was a homemaker and caretaker of her parents.
The Carpenters had two children: Marvin R. Carpenter, Glendale, Arizona, and Charles. She has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A niece attributes her longevity to "hard work caring for others."
—From The Spokesman-Review; Thursday, October 10, 1996∼Memorial service for Hazel Ida Carpenter, 101, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Carpenter, who was born in Plainview, Nebraska, died Friday.
She graduated in 1918 from Davenport High School in Davenport, Washington.
Mrs. Carpenter was a nurses aide at Fort Spokane in the mid-1920s and then was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Melvin R. (Dixie) Carpenter of Phoenix and Charles O. (Arlene) Carpenter of Spokane; a brother, Daniel Simpson, and a sister, Rose King, both of Spokane; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Columbia 49ers Senior Center, c/o Eleanor Lilly, 6149 Highway 25 South, Fruitland, WA 99129.
—Obituary from The Spokesman-Review; Tuesday, December 9, 1997. Additional information added from newspaper funeral notice.
She was born October 10, 1896, in Plainview, Nebraska, and moved to Spokane in 1903. The family awoke that July 4 to snow.
She married Ross T. Carpenter in 1927; he died in 1971.
The couple owned a ranch in Miles, Washington, about 25 miles north of Davenport. Although she now lives with her son, Charles, in the Valley, she still visits the ranch.
When the former Miss Simpson graduated from high school, she became a teacher. After her marriage, she was a homemaker and caretaker of her parents.
The Carpenters had two children: Marvin R. Carpenter, Glendale, Arizona, and Charles. She has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A niece attributes her longevity to "hard work caring for others."
—From The Spokesman-Review; Thursday, October 10, 1996∼Memorial service for Hazel Ida Carpenter, 101, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Carpenter, who was born in Plainview, Nebraska, died Friday.
She graduated in 1918 from Davenport High School in Davenport, Washington.
Mrs. Carpenter was a nurses aide at Fort Spokane in the mid-1920s and then was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Melvin R. (Dixie) Carpenter of Phoenix and Charles O. (Arlene) Carpenter of Spokane; a brother, Daniel Simpson, and a sister, Rose King, both of Spokane; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Columbia 49ers Senior Center, c/o Eleanor Lilly, 6149 Highway 25 South, Fruitland, WA 99129.
—Obituary from The Spokesman-Review; Tuesday, December 9, 1997. Additional information added from newspaper funeral notice.
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