Viola ‘Vi’ Aungst, age 86, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Home Place Special Care in Burlington, Washington. She was born February 19, 1921 in Antlers, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles and Ivy Moore Floyd.
Vi was married to Paul Aungst on November 4, 1940 in Clarington, Texas and they celebrated 60 years together until his passing in 2000. They resided in Lyman for many years until moving to the Snohomish area in 1969, returning to Mount Vernon in 1993. For the past 3 years of her life, she resided at Where The Heart Is in Burlington.
Vi worked at Stokely Van Camps for over 25 years and she later sold real estate for many years. She was a really good seamstress, an artist, a reader, and enjoyed camping and traveling, especially traveling to Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania with Paul over the years to visit family and friends. Vi attended the Church of Christ. Vi will be remembered as being a wonderful Wife, Mom, and Grandmother and that she loved people.
Vi is survived by her children; Larry Aungst and his wife Joyce of Sedro-Woolley, Patricia Kreiger of Mount Vernon, Steven Aungst and his wife Debra of Tacoma, Nancy Peterson and her husband Jeff of Mount Vernon, and Tim Aungst and his wife Vicki of Arlington. 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. A uncle, Earl Floyd of Waterville, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Paul, 2 sisters; Edna and Lee and a brother; Cecil.
Memorial Services will be held Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 2:00PM at the Mount Vernon Church of Christ located at 901 S. 12th. Memorials are suggested to Skagit Hospice PO Box 1376 Mount Vernon, WA 98273. Arrangements under the care of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley.