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Iris Norma <I>Fender</I> Estes

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Iris Norma Fender Estes

Birth
Washington, USA
Death
26 Apr 1972 (aged 75)
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA
Burial
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
OF 9-K-11
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Mrs. Win C. (Iris N.) Estes, 75, of Whitman Towers died Wednesday at a local hospital. She was born Jan. 31, 1897 in Spokane, the daughter of area pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Fender. The family moved to Prescott when she was four where her father operated a hardware and mercantile business. She married Win C. Estes March 8, 1916 and they farmed in the Prescott area until 1943. At that time they moved to Walla Walla and made their home at 735 Clay. They have lived at Marcus Whitman Towers for a year.

Mrs. Estes was an ardent flower gardener and a volunteer for the Red Cross Blood program. She did Gray Lady work at McCaw and Veterans hospitals and was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include her husband, Win at the home; a daughter, Mrs. Jack [Norma Dean] Davis of Rockford Bay, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; a sister, Mrs. Bert [Myrtle] Guthridge, of Chula Vista, Calif; two grandchildren [Mrs. John S. (Carol) Anderson, Walla Walla; and Greg E. Davis of Rockford Bay], three great-grandchildren [Wynn, Peter, and Kristin Anderson] and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Herring chapel with the Rev. Edward Wright officiating. Vault internment will be in Mt. View Cemetery.
Mrs. Win C. (Iris N.) Estes, 75, of Whitman Towers died Wednesday at a local hospital. She was born Jan. 31, 1897 in Spokane, the daughter of area pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Fender. The family moved to Prescott when she was four where her father operated a hardware and mercantile business. She married Win C. Estes March 8, 1916 and they farmed in the Prescott area until 1943. At that time they moved to Walla Walla and made their home at 735 Clay. They have lived at Marcus Whitman Towers for a year.

Mrs. Estes was an ardent flower gardener and a volunteer for the Red Cross Blood program. She did Gray Lady work at McCaw and Veterans hospitals and was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include her husband, Win at the home; a daughter, Mrs. Jack [Norma Dean] Davis of Rockford Bay, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; a sister, Mrs. Bert [Myrtle] Guthridge, of Chula Vista, Calif; two grandchildren [Mrs. John S. (Carol) Anderson, Walla Walla; and Greg E. Davis of Rockford Bay], three great-grandchildren [Wynn, Peter, and Kristin Anderson] and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Herring chapel with the Rev. Edward Wright officiating. Vault internment will be in Mt. View Cemetery.


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  • Created by: Jim Estes
  • Added: Feb 8, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33670621/iris_norma-estes: accessed ), memorial page for Iris Norma Fender Estes (31 Jan 1897–26 Apr 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33670621, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Jim Estes (contributor 47016115).