Elva Jean White

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Elva "Jean" White Hunter
1931 - 2014

Early Life: Jean was born at home in Farmington, New Mexico, on November 30, 1931, to Russell Sage White and Elva Opal Warner White. She spent the first 10 years of her life living mostly on the Navajo Indian Reservation where her dad worked for the Continental Oil Company. She attended grade schools in Farmington, Shiprock and Rattlesnake, New Mexico. In 1941, her family moved to Inchelium, Washington, where the family lived at Barnaby Creek on the Colville Indian Reservation to be near her maternal grandparents who were homesteaders. In 1949, Jean graduated as salutatorian from Inchelium High School.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Following high school, Jean moved to Colville, Washington, working at Fonk's Five & Dime, then for the U.S. Forest Service where she met her future husband. In 1955, she married Ray D. Hunter in Spokane, Washington; they began their married life in Republic, Washington. They moved with Ray's job to Raven Ranger District, St. Maries, Idaho, finally settling in Hamilton, Montana, in 1967. Jean was a sweet spirit with a cheerful outlook who cared deeply for her family and friends. She loved to read, especially Native American detective novels, wilderness adventures and Forest Service history. She did needlework, proudly making cross stitch pillowcases for her grandchildren. She loved all things from New Mexico including: turquoise jewelry, Navajo blankets and baskets and paintings of the desert landscape. Jean also enjoyed spending time with her daughters visiting thrift stores and garage sales. Elva "Jean" White Hunter, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughters on June 21, 2014, at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.
Survived By: Her three daughters: Patricia McAlpin (Robin), Myrtle Point, OR; Kate Hunter, Gonzales, TX; and Dana Hunter, Missoula, MT; sisters: Dorothy Lee Learned and Barbara Rueckert, of Longview, WA; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband of 57 years, Ray D. Hunter; her parents; and her son, Lt. John R. Hunter.
Services: First Presbyterian Church
Mortuary: Daly-Leach
Obituary: Ravalli Republic | 24 June 2014
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Russell Hunter was born on 28 Jan 1959 in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, USA; died on 20 Dec 1989 in , , , Panama; was buried in Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, USA, Riverview Cemetery.