Obituary: Renn, Cella G, Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Transcribed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Heidi *********************************************************************** Newspaper; The East Oregonian Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Renn, Cella G. The East Oregonian Friday, April 13, 1962 Death Takes Ex-Resident WALLA WALLA- Cella G. Renn of Walla Walla, a resident here for almost 50 years, died at the Odd Fellows Home this week after a long illness. She was 82. Miss. Renn was once a resident of Pendleton. Born, March 2, 1880, at Silverton Ore., she was the daughter of B.F. and Theresa Renn. The family moved in 1887 to Pendleton, where Miss. Renn later worked for many years for the Hartman Abstract Co. She came to Walla Walla in 1914 to take care of her mother after her father’s death. In 1932, Miss. Renn accepted a position as children’s governess at the Odd Fellows Home here. She served in many capacities at the home until her retirement due to ill health in 1952, after which she stayed at the home as a member. Miss. Renn was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Pythian Sisters. She is survived by a sister, Dora Christiansen of Pomeroy, and several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. J.B. Huntington of Walla Walla. Funeral was in the MacMartin and Chamberlain Chapel. Interment followed in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery.