This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Hardman, Hunter, Smith, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/6325/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Guard Lincoln City, OR 97367 November 20, 2012 Joanne Alta Hardman Hunter Joanne Hunter, 77, a resident of Vancouver, Wash., died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Her loving family was at her side. Joanne chose to live in Vancouver to be close to her daughter Jan and husband Bill and her grandchildren. She was born on April 23, 1935 in Monmouth, Ore., to Joseph and Shirley Hunter. Joanne attended grammar school in Depoe Bay and Rose Lodge, Ore., graduating from Taft High in 1953. Joanne married Dan Hardman in 1954 and they had three sons and one daughter. At age 76, Joanne wrote and had published a children's book dedicated to her granddaughter. Joanne is survived by her sons, Dan (Linda) of Colton, Ore., Dean (Sue) of San Diego, Calif., and Gene (Cecelia) of Hood River, Ore.; her daughter, Jan Smith (husband, Bill) of Vancouver, Wash.; and her brother, David (Myrna) Hunter of Salem, Ore. Her parents, Joseph and Shirley Hunter; and oldest brother, Jerry Hunter, preceded her in death. There will be a memorial at Landmark Church in Battle Ground, Wash., at 1 p.m. Dec. 1, 2012. Interment will be at a later date in Pedee Cemetery, Pedee, Ore. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.