Surnames: Shotwell, Stroup, Pirtle, Parker, Croy, Reagan, Pierce A memorial tribute service will be held Monday, October 6, at 2 p.m. for Edna Mae Shotwell at the Hood River [Oregon] Church of Christ (1512 Tucker Road) in Hood River. She was born March 29, 1942 to Ira and Fern (Stroup) Pirtle in Phoenix, Arizona. She died in Parkdale [Oregon] on October 1, 2003 at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer. As a girl she lived in the Portland/Vancouver [Washington] area. She attended Elementary and junior high in Vancouver, and high school at Columbia Christian Academy in Portland. She graduated from Wy’East High School in Odell [Oregon] in 1960. She later Attended Texas Christian University, Abilene Christian University, and Columbia Christian College. On August 23, 1959 she married Silas Shotwell in Vancouver. They were married for 44 years. In the early 1960s the Shotwells lived on G Street in The Dalles and served as a Ministry team at the Church of Christ in this city. She loved to read, cook, sew, and travel. She loved her family and always put Them first in her life. She was an active member of the Machine Embroiderers of Oregon and Washington (M.E.O.W) and also sang with Sweet Adelines. She was a devout Christian. In addition to working with her husband in church Ministry, they counseled ministers and missionaries in a program called Safety Net and operated a retreat center in Parkdale named “Higher Ground.” They were Also a “presenting couple” in Marriage Encounter. She authored articles for Christian magazines and was a frequent speaker at Retreats and Lectureships. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Silas Shotwell, Parkdale; five children: Suzanne Parker and Nathan Shotwell, both of Los Angeles [California]; Jeff Shotwell, Decatur, Texas; Sarah Croy, Salem [Oregon]; and Meagan Shotwell, Parkdale; seven grandchildren; her father, Ira Pierle, Vancouver, a brother, Rosco Pirtle, Vancouver; and two sisters, Sandra Reagan and Nancy Pierce, both Of Vancouver; nieces and nephews and a host of friends around the world. Memorial contributions in her name may be given to National Church Growth, and Sent to Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Road, Hood river, Oregon 97031. The Dalles Chronicle October 3, 2003. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Worried about inbox overload? Get MSN Extra Storage now! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es