Dorothy Eilene Molony

1928 - 2021

Dorothy Eilene (Carson) Molony

Spokane - Dorothy Eilene (Carson) Molony, July 11,1928 - February 27, 2021, 92+ years, of Spokane, Washington, passed away after a prolonged battle with failing health. She was born at Great Falls, Montana on July 11, 1928 to Fred and Dorothy Carson. Eilene attended Great Falls local schools through High School and graduated from the Universiry of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington in 1949 with a degree in Occupational Therapy. From there she joined the U. S. Army Nurse Corp. as a 2nd Lt. and spent three years serving Uncle Sam, during the Korean War. She met and married David Molony, a cabinet maker and together raised a wonderful son, Harold, who with his family reside at Colbert, Washington. Married life started at Moses Lake, WA, then moved to Spokane, on to Deer Park, and then to Colbert, WA, where she has made her home for the last several years.

Eilene was always gracious and loving to all and had many friends. She was always the center piece to a loving family. She became a school teacher, excellent homemaker, a "Care Parent" for Washington State Welfare, and kept foster children at special times. She also worked for the Welfare Department for 6 years.

She is survived by her two brothers, Tom (Phyllis) Carson of Kalispell, MT and Dan (Jean) Carson of Great Falls, MT. Her son, Harold (Debbie) Molony and their three daughters, Elisa (Cale) Hawkinson, Rachel (Josh) Moore, Caitlin Molony, plus four great grand children.

Eilene was preceeded in death by her husband, David Molony, in 1994.