Marjorie Elaine Wilcher, 72, of Louisville, Ga., a former longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 8, 2006, after a brief illness.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church at Louisville. The Rev. Larry Montgomery will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot at the Davisboro City Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilcher was born on July 24, 1932, at Baker City and lived here most of her life. She was employed by the Haines Telephone Co. for a number of years and by the Oregon State Police.
She and her husband, Curtis, moved to Louisville in 1983 after his retirement from the U.S. Air Force. She worked as pro shop manager at Ogeechee Valley Country Club for a number of years.
Elaine enjoyed sewing, reading and gardening, but her greatest love in life was helping and doing for other people.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ervin and Allie Harrington; a son, Sherman; and a sister, Irene Van Houten.
Survivors include her husband, Curtis Wilcher of Louisville; a daughter and her husband, Sherry and Rodney Loennig of Creswell; two granddaughters, Lisa Loennig of Corvallis and Cassie Loennig of Denver; three sisters, Helen Bogart of Canyon City, Eula Thompson of Prairie City and Valoria McCullough of Haines.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, 101 E. Ninth St., Louisville, GA 30434 or the Jefferson County Cancer Society, in care of Jefferson Hospital, 1067 Peachtree St., Louisville, GA 30434.
The Southern Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, February 10, 2006
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
