Dorothy Fowler Moore, 93, died peacefully at her home in Coupeville on Dec. 19, surrounded by members of her family. Her death came 75 years and one day after her marriage to Carl C. Moore.

Dorothy was born on May 27, 1920, in Walla Walla to Opal and Felix Fowler. She and her brothers and sisters grew up on a farm near LaCrosse in Whitman County, Wash.

She attended schools in LaCrosse, where she was a top student, active in sports and student activities. Following graduation from LaCrosse High School in 1937, she attended Kinman Business College in Spokane and worked as a bookkeeper for the Brownie Baking Company in Spokane.

On Dec.18, 1938, Dorothy and Carl were married in Spokane.

They had known each other from childhood, and Carl was also attending Kinman. Dorothy and Carl lived in Spokane, where Carl worked as a bookkeeper and purchasing agent for Inland Empire Rural Electrification, until 1941. Carl was then hired as manager of the Stevens County Rural Electric Cooperative in Colville, Wash. They lived at Colville from 1941 until 1952. Their sons, Michael, Richard and William, were born during their Colville years. Dorothy was active in the Colville Congregational Church, Eastern Star and Colville community activities.

In 1952, the family moved to Lewiston, Idaho, where Dorothy lived for the next 46 years and where their daughter, Judith, was born. In Lewiston, Carl was active in business, served four terms in the Idaho State Legislature, was manager of the Port of Lewiston and was chairman of the Idaho Transportation Department for several years.

Dorothy was active in Lewiston’s Congregational-Presbyterian Federated Church, where she was a long-time member of the Women’s Association and served several terms on the church board.

She was a member of a garden club, the Pollyanna Community Club and the League of Women Voters of Lewiston, and was awarded a life membership in the Orchards School Parent-Teacher Association in recognition of her many years with the PTA.

Dorothy also served for many years as a 4-H Club leader and received a lifetime award for her work. Dorothy was an active member of the Democratic Party, serving several terms as an elected county precinct committee member.

She worked on her husband’s legislative campaigns and in statewide campaigns for U.S. Senator Frank Church and Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus, among others.

Dorothy worked as a secretary for the Hundrup Insurance Agency in Lewiston to help with her children’s college expenses. Later, she enrolled in art classes at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, where she pursued her life-long passion for painting. She also made quilts of artistic design for each of her children.

Dorothy had a deep love of reading and learning, which she instilled in all of her children.

Dorothy and Carl traveled extensively, both in Carl’s work and after his retirement. They visited many parts of the United States and made two visits to ancestral homes in Gloustershire, England.

After Carl’s death in 1993, Dorothy continued living in the family home in Lewiston.

In 1998, she moved to Coupeville, where her daughter and her family lived. Coupeville was Dorothy’s home for the last 15 years of her life. She was an active member of the Coupeville United Methodist Church and made many good friends through her church and P.E.O. activities.

The center of Dorothy’s life, however, was her family. She outlived her own parents and all of her sisters and brothers, but continued to attend annual gatherings of her extended family as long as her health permitted.

She is survived by her four children and their spouses, Michael Moore (Linda Schrock) of Boise, Idaho, Richard Moore (Andrea) of Spokane, William Moore (Jonelle) of Mesa, Ariz., and Judith Moore (Jim Short) of Coupeville; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A graveside service for Dorothy was Friday, Dec. 27, at LaCrosse. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at the Coupeville United Methodist Church.

The family suggests that memorials be given to Coupeville United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, or, for contributions to support young women in education, to the P.E.O. Star Scholarship, c/o P.E.O. Foundation, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312.

Funeral services were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home and Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor.

Friends and family are encouraged to share memories and offer condolences on their website at www. wallinfuneralhome.com