Kathleen "Kate" Elizabeth Ann Sutton

Kathleen Elizabeth Ann "Kate" Sutton, age 90, of La Grande died June 22, 2005 at a local care center. Viewing will be from 1-4 pm Sunday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday at The Elgin United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Sutton was born November 6, 1914, to Henry and Ethel Dougherty Winn in Milton-Freewater. She graduated from Maclaughlin High School and married Harold L. Sutton on December 2, 1932 in College Place, Washington. They moved to Elgin in 1935. She was a homemaker although she worked for Pondosa Lumber Co. during World War II. The family maintained a second home in Sumpter where they lived part of the year. She was a member of the Elgin United Methodist Church and the Elgin Good Sam Club. She enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping with her family, sewing and traveling.

Survivors include her children, Barbara Jean Beickel of La Grande and Cynthia Kaye Gibson of Portland; four foster children, Shirley Taylor and Dennis, Bob and Linda Swalberg; 4 foster-grandchildren; 4 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Elgin United Methodist Church, PO Box 7, Elgin, Oregon 97827.