The Chronicle newspaper
Creswell, Lane County, Oregon
October 8, 2008
Betty Carpenter
Betty Alice Carpenter of Creswell died Sept. 26, 2008 of age-related causes. She was 81.
She was born July 30, 1927, in Columbia Falls, Mont. to Roy and Pearl Smith.
While living and working at a chair factory in Aberdeen, Wash., she met Donald Carpenter, a young soldier. They were married on Oct. 26, 1945, in Montesano, Wash.
They shared almost 63 years of marriage and had four children.
She worked as a grocery clerk at Shop-Rite for 15 years after having worked previously at Claghorn Market and Creswell Food Center.
She devoted her life to being a mother and homemaker. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by: her husband Donald of Creswell; her son Darryl Carpenter of Creswell; two daughters, Dawn Brown of Creswell and Denise Bond of Springfield; her brother Chester Smith of Portland; two sisters, Dee Pallini of St. Helens and Marcelene Smith of Molalla; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Douglas Carpenter, died June 9, 1982, and a grandson, Michael Brown, died in July 1999.
After a private graveside service, she was laid to rest at Creswell Pioneer Cemetery. England's Creswell Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Creswell, Lane County, Oregon
October 8, 2008
Betty Carpenter
Betty Alice Carpenter of Creswell died Sept. 26, 2008 of age-related causes. She was 81.
She was born July 30, 1927, in Columbia Falls, Mont. to Roy and Pearl Smith.
While living and working at a chair factory in Aberdeen, Wash., she met Donald Carpenter, a young soldier. They were married on Oct. 26, 1945, in Montesano, Wash.
They shared almost 63 years of marriage and had four children.
She worked as a grocery clerk at Shop-Rite for 15 years after having worked previously at Claghorn Market and Creswell Food Center.
She devoted her life to being a mother and homemaker. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by: her husband Donald of Creswell; her son Darryl Carpenter of Creswell; two daughters, Dawn Brown of Creswell and Denise Bond of Springfield; her brother Chester Smith of Portland; two sisters, Dee Pallini of St. Helens and Marcelene Smith of Molalla; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Douglas Carpenter, died June 9, 1982, and a grandson, Michael Brown, died in July 1999.
After a private graveside service, she was laid to rest at Creswell Pioneer Cemetery. England's Creswell Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
The Chronicle newspaper
Creswell, Lane County, Oregon
October 8, 2008
Betty Carpenter
Betty Alice Carpenter of Creswell died Sept. 26, 2008 of age-related causes. She was 81.
She was born July 30, 1927, in Columbia Falls, Mont. to Roy and Pearl Smith.
While living and working at a chair factory in Aberdeen, Wash., she met Donald Carpenter, a young soldier. They were married on Oct. 26, 1945, in Montesano, Wash.
They shared almost 63 years of marriage and had four children.
She worked as a grocery clerk at Shop-Rite for 15 years after having worked previously at Claghorn Market and Creswell Food Center.
She devoted her life to being a mother and homemaker. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by: her husband Donald of Creswell; her son Darryl Carpenter of Creswell; two daughters, Dawn Brown of Creswell and Denise Bond of Springfield; her brother Chester Smith of Portland; two sisters, Dee Pallini of St. Helens and Marcelene Smith of Molalla; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Douglas Carpenter, died June 9, 1982, and a grandson, Michael Brown, died in July 1999.
After a private graveside service, she was laid to rest at Creswell Pioneer Cemetery. England's Creswell Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Creswell, Lane County, Oregon
October 8, 2008
Betty Carpenter
Betty Alice Carpenter of Creswell died Sept. 26, 2008 of age-related causes. She was 81.
She was born July 30, 1927, in Columbia Falls, Mont. to Roy and Pearl Smith.
While living and working at a chair factory in Aberdeen, Wash., she met Donald Carpenter, a young soldier. They were married on Oct. 26, 1945, in Montesano, Wash.
They shared almost 63 years of marriage and had four children.
She worked as a grocery clerk at Shop-Rite for 15 years after having worked previously at Claghorn Market and Creswell Food Center.
She devoted her life to being a mother and homemaker. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by: her husband Donald of Creswell; her son Darryl Carpenter of Creswell; two daughters, Dawn Brown of Creswell and Denise Bond of Springfield; her brother Chester Smith of Portland; two sisters, Dee Pallini of St. Helens and Marcelene Smith of Molalla; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Douglas Carpenter, died June 9, 1982, and a grandson, Michael Brown, died in July 1999.
After a private graveside service, she was laid to rest at Creswell Pioneer Cemetery. England's Creswell Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
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