OBITUARY

MaryBelle Evelyn Courneya

Kent resident MaryBelle Evelyn Courneya, 82, died Friday, December 5 at Valley Medical Center in Renton.
A homemaker, Mrs. Courneya had resided in Kent since 1946.
She was born Sept. 8, 1904, in Shell Lake Township in Becker county, Minn. She lived her early life in Minnesota, residing in Frazee, Minnesota before moving to Kent.
Mrs. Courneya was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kent, and was a charter member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Her hobbies included cross word puzzles and making hooked rugs.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Joseph Courneya and sons: Joseph Paul Courneya and Michael Eugene Courneya.
She is survived by four sons, James M. Courneya of Auburn, John F. Courneya of Willoughby, Ohio, Charles L. Courneya of Kent and Daniel S. Courneya of Tonasket, Wash.; four daughters, Charlotte Cournaya of Sumner, Clarice Courneya of Hayward, Calif., Frances Breen of Kent and Areilia Courneya of Kent; a brother, James Stevens of Park Rapids, Minn.; 32 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today and Wednesday at Marlatt's Mortuary in Kent.
Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Marlatt's.
Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kent, followed by burial at Hillcrest Cemetery.

I would rather have a little rose from the garden of a friend than all the choicest flowers when my stay on earth must end.
I'd rather have a pleasant word of kindness said to me than all the flattery when my heart is still and life has ceased to be.
I'd rather have a pleasant smile from a friend I know is true than all the tears shed round my grave when this world I bid adieu.
Bring to me blossoms, this day whether pink, white, or red I'd rather have one blossom now than a truck-load when I am dead.
Author Unknown