Frances Stratton Starke

Frances Stratton Starke, 83, of Portland, Oregon passed away June 7, 2015. Frances was born to Boyd and Helen Stratton on Dec. 2, 1932 in Chinook. †She spent most of her early years in Coram, graduating from Columbia Falls High School in 1952. Francie, as she was known to her family, was a talented crocheter of afghans and hats. She was baptized at the Coram Presbyterian Church by Rev. Frank B. Hillis. Faith in God's goodness keeps hope alive. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Charles Parnell and Will Starke; a daughter, Tammy, a son, Mark, †and one sister, Ginny Schock; father and mother, Boyd and Helen Stratton; grandparents, Frank and Minnie Stratton and Frank and Lena O"Neal. Surviving Francie are one son, Breck, of Portland, Oregon, †two sisters, Norma Williams and Sandy Loveall of Columbia Falls, and one brother, Frank Stratton, Enumclaw, Washington.

Services will be held on June 20 at Omega Funeral Home in Portland, Oregon.