June E. Hatton — mom, grandma, great-grandma, great-great-grandma — peacefully passed away at her home in Oak Harbor, Wash., June 29, 2014, at the age of 91.
June was born to Henry and Clara Williams June 6, 1923, in Meridan, Idaho.
In 1929, at age 6, her family moved from Idaho to Milton Freewater, Ore. She attended elementary school and two years of high school before moving and graduating from Pendleton High School in Oregon in 1942.
June found and married her sweetheart, Joel Hatton, in 1954.
During the war, June worked at McCaw Hospital in Walla Walla, Wash. She went to work for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. in Pendleton, Ore., in 1951 and worked there for 31-and-a-half years before retiring.
Jack and June had bought a trailer and decided to travel. They spent the warm summer months in Oak Harbor with their four daughters. The family always hated it when summer ended and they left to spend the cold winters in Arizona. No one knew in 1986 it would be their last trip to Arizona. Jack passed away unexpectedly that year. June decided to make her home in Oak Harbor by family.
June was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jack; her parents, Henry and Clara Williams; and sisters, Grace Sliman, Viola Ayers and Fern Hay.
As a family, we take comfort that she is with the Lord and her loving husband, Jack.
She is survived by her four daughters, Judy (Will) Hasbrouck, Jackie (Mike) Dormaier, Janice (Chuck) Hatton and Jane (Richard) Bradley; her nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
June will be interred in Pendleton, Ore., at Olney Cemetary.
Our family was graced with a loving, caring mom, grandma, great-grandma and great-great-grandma. We will be comforted in our memories and she will be missed.
A Celebration of Life will be held 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 at Wallin Funeral Home. Potluck following the services at Parkwood Manor Clubhouse, 700 NW Crosby Ave. Oak Harbor, Wash.