Elva Jean White

1931 - 2014  (82 years)

• Name	Elva Jean White  [1]
  Birth	30 Nov 1931	Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	CAFADEE50FDC42BF9A4DA15A89C1068025E4
  Death	21 Jun 2014	Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, USA   [1]
  Burial	Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, USA, Riverview Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I15743	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family	Raymond D. Hunter,   b. 11 Oct 1925, Colville, Stevens County, Washington, USA d. 12 Sep 2012, Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1955	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA   [1]
  Children	1. John Russell Hunter,   b. 28 Jan 1959, Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, USA d. 20 Dec 1989, , , , Panama (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F5749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1955 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Elva "Jean" White Hunter 1931 - 2014 Early Life: Jean was born at home in Farmington, New Mexico, on November 30, 1931, to Russell Sage White and Elva Opal Warner White. She spent the first 10 years of her life living mostly on the Navajo Indian Reservation where her dad worked for the Continental Oil Company. She attended grade schools in Farmington, Shiprock and Rattlesnake, New Mexico. In 1941, her family moved to Inchelium, Washington, where the family lived at Barnaby Creek on the Colville Indian Reservation to be near her maternal grandparents who were homesteaders. In 1949, Jean graduated as salutatorian from Inchelium High School. Life's Work/Service/Interests: Following high school, Jean moved to Colville, Washington, working at Fonk's Five & Dime, then for the U.S. Forest Service where she met her future husband. In 1955, she married Ray D. Hunter in Spokane, Washington; they began their married life in Republic, Washington. They moved with Ray's job to Raven Ranger District, St. Maries, Idaho, finally settling in Hamilton, Montana, in 1967. Jean was a sweet spirit with a cheerful outlook who cared deeply for her family and friends. She loved to read, especially Native American detective novels, wilderness adventures and Forest Service history. She did needlework, proudly making cross stitch pillowcases for her grandchildren. She loved all things from New Mexico including: turquoise jewelry, Navajo blankets and baskets and paintings of the desert landscape. Jean also enjoyed spending time with her daughters visiting thrift stores and garage sales. Elva "Jean" White Hunter, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughters on June 21, 2014, at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center. Survived By: Her three daughters: Patricia McAlpin (Robin), Myrtle Point, OR; Kate Hunter, Gonzales, TX; and Dana Hunter, Missoula, MT; sisters: Dorothy Lee Learned and Barbara Rueckert, of Longview, WA; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded In Death By: Her husband of 57 years, Ray D. Hunter; her parents; and her son, Lt. John R. Hunter. Services: First Presbyterian Church Mortuary: Daly-Leach Obituary: Ravalli Republic | 24 June 2014 Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley [1]

  
  

• Sources

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