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Vanna May <I>Chaney</I> Carpenter

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Vanna May Chaney Carpenter

Birth
Troy, Latah County, Idaho, USA
Death
19 Jan 1983 (aged 88)
Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Viola, Latah County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
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Vanna May (Chaney) Carpenter, who was born on American Ridge near Troy and lived in Latah County for most of her life, died Tuesday at Gritman Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. No information and no cause of death were available.

She was born Feb. 5, 1894, to George and Myrtle Chaney, who were early-day homesteaders on American Ridge. The family moved to Viola in 1899, where Carpenter was raised.

She married Ralph W. Carpenter on Sept. 14, 1915. The couple farmed in Canada for eight years before returning to Viola in 1925. The two lived in Potlatch for several years, raising their family. They then moved to Moscow, where Mrs. Carpenter had lived for the last 39 years. Her husband died Jan. 18, 1954

Mrs. Carpenter, who is said to have lived by the motto "give ma a house by the side of the road and I'll be a friend to mankind," was a member of the Eagles Auxilliary and was honored to be the local, state, and national mother of the organization during the 1960s according to the family. She was a member of the United Church of Moscow and the Women's Christian Fellowship.

Survivors' names omitted per findagrave policy.

Three brothers preceded her in death.

Lewiston Tribune January 20, 1983, pg. 15
transcribed by Kerry
Vanna May (Chaney) Carpenter, who was born on American Ridge near Troy and lived in Latah County for most of her life, died Tuesday at Gritman Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. No information and no cause of death were available.

She was born Feb. 5, 1894, to George and Myrtle Chaney, who were early-day homesteaders on American Ridge. The family moved to Viola in 1899, where Carpenter was raised.

She married Ralph W. Carpenter on Sept. 14, 1915. The couple farmed in Canada for eight years before returning to Viola in 1925. The two lived in Potlatch for several years, raising their family. They then moved to Moscow, where Mrs. Carpenter had lived for the last 39 years. Her husband died Jan. 18, 1954

Mrs. Carpenter, who is said to have lived by the motto "give ma a house by the side of the road and I'll be a friend to mankind," was a member of the Eagles Auxilliary and was honored to be the local, state, and national mother of the organization during the 1960s according to the family. She was a member of the United Church of Moscow and the Women's Christian Fellowship.

Survivors' names omitted per findagrave policy.

Three brothers preceded her in death.

Lewiston Tribune January 20, 1983, pg. 15
transcribed by Kerry

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On stone with Ralph W. Carpenter.

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