Darlington, Ella Rose “Rosie” Averett Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon

Ella Rose “Rosie” Darlington, 70, of Pendleton, a former Baker City resident, died June 7, 2004, at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton.

At her request, there will be no funeral. Private inurnment will be later at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Rosie Darlington grew up in Baker City and was a 1951 Baker High School graduate. She married William Ralph Darlington on Nov. 17, 1951, at Pendleton.

She worked as a secretary for the Pendleton Junior High School. Rosie was one of the managers of the Community Bargain Counter in Pendleton. She loved traveling, sewing and collecting silhouettes. She died after a short illness.

Survivors include a son, Rod Darlington, and his wife, Cindy, of Pendleton; a daughter, Shirley G. Westfall, and her husband, Martin, of Pendleton; a brother, Donald Averett, of Portland; brother-in-law, Ernie Darlington, and his wife, Alberta, of Baker City; sister-in-law, Vera Walters, and her husband, Gurney, of Pendleton; two granddaughters, Ginger Blair, and her husband, Jeff, of Elgin and Cody Agnew and her husband, Randy, of Seattle, Wash.; a grandson, Nick Darlington of Pendleton; three great-grandchildren, Hayden, Sheldon and Kendell Blair; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, W.R. Darlington; and a brother, Tom Averett.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Bargain Counter, 358 S. Main St., Pendleton, OR 97801.

Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, June 18, 2004
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor


Collection:
White, Judy Wallis. Baker County, Oregon Obituaries. Published by AccessGenealogy.com. Copyright 1999-2013, all rights reserved.

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