Obituary: St. John, Edith Lee
Age 89
She was born April 13, 1925 at Oakesdale, WA to Joseph Norval and Ada B.
(Brown) Johnston.
Edith attended grade school and three years of high school in Farmington.
She attended her senior year of high school in Moscow, Idaho and graduated in 1942.
During high school, Edith worked at Crites Pea Plant in Moscow after school hours.
Following her graduation, she worked at the Moscow AAA office for one year, then one year at First Trust and Savings Bank in Moscow.
On May 18, 1943, Edith Johnston married Roy E. St. John at Moscow, ID.
The couple made their home near Farmington, WA where they farmed in the Seltice area.
Edith was a homemaker and farm wife all of her married life.
The couple moved from the farm into Tekoa in 1996.
For the past few months, they have lived at The Courtyard in Colfax.
She was a member of the Tekoa Community Church, the Skyline Ladies Club in Farmington, the Andrew Springs Card Club, the State Line Swingers, a square-dance club, and the Pythian Sisters in Farmington.
Survivors include her husband of 71 1/2 years, Roy, at Colfax, WA; one daughter Connie (Harry) Brandt of Tekoa, WA; two sons, Dan (Maureen) St. John of Oakesdale, WA and Joe (Becky) St. John of Farmington, WA; her brother Joseph Johnston of Plummer, ID; seven grandchildren; Tammy (Ignacio) Mendoza, Jeremy (Krista) Brandt, Celesta (Jon) St. John LaFountain, Josh (Cristi) Brandt, Heather (Kyle) York, Scott (Janae) St. John, Brenna (Brandon) VanDalsen; and 12 great-grandchildren; Ashley (Jake) Wissink, Mason Rutledge, Cassandra Mendoza, Tatiana Mendoza, Cierra Brandt, Kierstyn York, Lauryn York, Decker St. John, Piper St. John, Vienne LaFountain, Kasen VanDalsen and Finley St. John.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her grandson Shane St. John, and two brothers, Gilbert and Clarence Johnston.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Tekoa Community Church in Tekoa, WA.
Pastor Kathy Lee Kramer will officiate at the service and burial will follow at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa.
Viewing will be at Kramer Funeral Home on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 AM until 5 PM.
Memorial gifts may be given to Tekoa Community Church, Box 845, or to the Tekoa Ambulance Fund, Box 597, Tekoa, WA, 99033.
KRAMER FUNERAL HOME of Tekoa, WA is handling the arrangements.