Wasco-Sherman County OR Archives Obituaries.....Eakin, Ethel Inez May 23, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, May 24, 2005
     Ethel Inez Eakin, 79, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care 
facility Monday, May 23, 2005. 
     She was born June 15, 1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the fifth of six 
children to Bunyan W. and Susan Louise (Pearson) Baker. 
     She graduated from Sharon High School and then attended nursing school 
for a short time. 
     She met a red-haired G.I. named Owen Eakin and they were married Jan. 12, 
1946 in Charlotte, N.C. When he came along, the adventure of going west 
sounded too good for her to pass up, so they moved to the family ranch in 
Grass Valley where Owen was raised and lived until his passing in 2003.
     She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles and a the 
following past affiliations: Eastern Star, AFS parent, Booster Club, 4-H 
leader, Sherman County Commission for Children and Families and a CASA 
volunteer for 15 years.
     Her life was always centered around children and she received numerous 
civic awards for her work with children including the 2000 Klahre Award. She 
enjoyed organizing various Sunday School programs, being a church camp 
volunteer, where she was known as the “Craft Lady,” and playing the piano for 
church and the Oregon Veterans’ Home.
     She is survived by two sons, Terry Eakin and his wife, Marilyn, Grass 
Valley; Ray Eakin and his wife, Peggy, Dayton, Wash.; her daughter, Susan 
Hoffman and her husband, Don, Mosier; four granddaughters; one grandson; five 
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bun and William Baker, both of Charlotte.
     Viewing visitation will be held at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home 
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24. 
     Graveside services will be held at Rose Cemetery in Moro, at 10:30 a.m., 
Wednesday, May 25, and funeral services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church 
in The Dalles at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25. Spencer, Libby and Powell 
Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. 
     Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Veterans’ Home, 700 
Veterans’ Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058 or Flagstone Activity Fund, 3325 
Columbia View Drive East, The Dalles, OR 97058.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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