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All tagged Feb. 26
LeeAnn Stocking (Atkinson), age 75, of The Dalles, Oregon, passed away at her home, after a 15-year battle with cancer, on the 24th of February, 2024. Born on the 4th of January, 1949, in Evanston, Wyoming, to Charles Edward Atkinson and Arlene McKinnon Hirst. Both of her Grandmothers, Delceno Atkinson and Minnie McKinnon were a big part of her early life as was her step-father Clair Hirst. She was a woman of great faith and love, whose kindness and warmth touched all who knew her.
Elton passed peacefully in her sleep on December 1, 2023. She was born on December 28, 1922, and would have been 101. Helen was born at home to George and Grace Spickerman in the Dalles, Oregon, and was a lifelong resident. She had two younger sisters, Shirley Sawyer and Donna Pengra. In 1940, she was chosen to be the first Cherry Queen, representing the cherry industry of The Dalles.
