Lemley Chapel
Serving Sedro-Woolley &
All of Skagit County Since 1935
1008 Third Street
Sedro-Woolley, WA
360-855-1288
www.LemleyChapel.com
Myrtle O. Sumpter Memorial
Myrtle O. Sumpter Memorial

Myrtle O. Sumpter

Myrtle O. Sumpter

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Myrtle O. Sumpter, 90, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley.
She was born on December 4, 1916 in Port Orchard, WA, the daughter of Oliver & Leona Gray Jones, an was raised and attended school in Port Orchard.
She was united in marriage to Paul Sumpter in Wenatchee, WA on October 8, 1940 and they made their home in Tacoma until settling in Sedro-Woolley in 1948.
Myrtle worked as a sales clerk for the J.C. Penney store in Sedro-Woolley for many years.
She was a member or the Skytopia and Skagit Valley Granges, the Northwest Territorial Daughters of Washington and the Trinity United Presbyterian Church. She also volunteered time at the Sedro-Woolley Museum and at the United General Hospital Guild Gift Shop.
Mytrle is survived by her son, Kenneth R. Sumpter of Belfair, WA and her daughter, Paulette Cassal and her husband, Ken of Mount Vernon, WA. 2 grandchildren, Kathryn Clinkenbeard and Bill Graham. 9 great-grandchildren, Chrystal, Richard, Ross & Tanner Blankers, Justin Garavell, Arisa & McKenna O’Lexey, Devan Graham and Harley Miller. A sister, Mildred Ewing of Moses Lake, WA; a brother, Robert Jones of San Lorenzo, CA and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul in 1967; 3 brothers, Gordon, Lonnie & Byron Jones and 2 sisters, Geraldine James and Luella Givens.
Memorials are suggested to the United General Hospital Guild, 2000 Hospital Dr., Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.
Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 2:00 PM at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in La Conner with Pastor Wendy Tingley of the Trinity United Presbyterian Church officiating. Services are under the direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley.