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Obituaries
Corleen Elda
Overby Coe
Corleen Elda Overby member of the Women’s
Coe, 102, of Pendleton, Altar Guild Society and
formerly Walla Walla, WA, Sunday school teacher as-
and Milton-Freewater, OR, sistant. She served as a
passed June 3, 2021, at a Campfire Girls leader and
local assisted living facili- on the 1980 Umatilla Coun-
ty surrounded with family ty election board.
Corleen enjoyed bridge
love.
A Celebration of Life club, reading, music, at-
service will be held Friday, tending plays, annual fam-
July 2, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. ily coastal trips and travel
at Milton-Freewater Cem- with her sister and friends.
etery, 54700 Milton Cem- She loved roses, all things
etery Road, Milton-Free- pink and green and tending
water, OR 97862. Directly her flower gardens. But
following the service, fam- most of all, she treasured
ily and friends are invited the time spent with her
family and win-
to gather for a meal
dow visits with her
at Frazier Farmstead
great-great-grand-
Museum, 1403 Chest-
son, Roane.
nut St., Milton-Free-
Corleen ap-
water.
proached life with
Corleen was born
strength, unself-
Oct. 12, 1918, in Wal-
ishness and a calm
la Walla, to Arthur
and Gladys Shelton Corleen Elda d e m e a n o r. Tw o
Overby Coe
pandemics, 1918
Overby. She grew up
and 2020, were the
in Walla Walla, grad-
uating from Walla Walla bookends to her life. She
High School in 1936. Prior lived through both.
Corleen is survived
to meeting the man of her
dreams, she enjoyed plane by her daughters, Claudia
rides, dances at Edgewater, Coe Hughes (Merlin) of
ushering at the Liberty Heppner, OR and Kathleen
Theater, spending a year at Coe Bell (Gary) of Pend-
Washington State Univer- leton, OR; grandchildren,
sity and working at Walla Kimberly Hughes Den-
nis, Wm. Kevin Hughes
Walla Valley Railway.
While attending the (Angie) and Devin Coe;
dedication of the Port Kel- great-grandchildren, Austin
ley grain elevator along the Dennis (Angela), Destinee
Columbia River she met the Dennis, Jessica Hughes and
man of her dreams, William Makenzi Hughes; great-
D. (Bill) Coe. They were great-grandson, Roane Bai-
married Nov. 10, 1940, in ley; step-grandchildren,
Walla Walla. Rarely a day Eric Bell (Tara) and Kris-
passed that she didn’t hear, ten Bell Hartley (Jason);
“I love you” or read those step-great-grandchildren,
words in letters Bill sent Mason Bell, Aidan Bell,
home during World War II. Nyiah Hartley and Taylor
The couple located in Hartley; her sister, Merilyn
Milton-Freewater, where Hamm; and many cherished
they lived and worked for nieces and nephews.
Corleen was preceded
many years. Daughters
Claudia arrived in 1944 and in death by her husband,
Kathy in 1947. The family William D. Coe; her par-
enjoyed many camping and ents, Arthur and Gladys
fishing trips on the Walla (Shelton) Overby; and a
Walla River, where Corleen sister, Leigh Ora Lyford.
The family appreciated
always had her lipstick on,
and her hair combed. Bill the staff of Juniper House
and Corleen blended their and Vange John Memorial
seemingly opposite per- Hospice for their friend-
sonalities (hers; gracious, ship and supportive care of
proper and reserved; his: Corleen.
Memorial contribu-
talkative and outgoing)
to exemplify a respectful, tions may be made to St.
trusting and loving rela- James Episcopal Church
tionship throughout their of Milton-Freewater or
marriage until his passing Frazier Farmstead Muse-
um/rose garden through
in 1979.
Corleen worked at Val- Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
ley Feed Co., LaMona’s Home, 902 S. Main St.,
Dress Shop and as a ded- Milton-Freewater, OR
icated bookkeeper for J. 97862.
Munselle-Rhodes Fu-
E. Olinger and Sons for
25 years. She was a life- neral Home is in charge
long member of St. James of arrangements. To leave
Episcopal Church in Mil- an online condolence, visit
ton-Freewater, an active www.munsellerhodes.com.