AUDREY E. DIDOW

Rogers and Breece Funeral Home

Audrey E. Didow passed away Friday, January 4th at the Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

She was born April 4, 1919 in Little Falls, Minnesota to Monty and Anna Wise, and was 93 years of age at her death.

Her family moved to Montana where she met and married George Didow on May 10, 1940.

After living in Chinook and Fairfield, Montana, she moved to Belle Fourche, South Dakota with her husband and two sons, George Richard Didow and Donald Gordon Didow. Belle Fourche, South Dakota became home in 1948 where a daughter was born, Deanna Elaine Didow, and the family continued living there until 1965.

Mrs. Didow was active in her church, St. James Lutheran, as organist and teacher. She worked many years at the Farmers and Ranchers Co-op and during beet harvest at the U&I Sugar factory. She was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts while her children were young.

After living in Salt Lake City, Utah for one year, the family settled in Moses Lake, Washington. She kept active at Immanuel Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir. She worked as a bookkeeper at the Doctor's clinic and for many years at the Crestview Nursing Home.

Her husband passed away in 1990 after celebrating 50 years of marriage, and she continued living in Moses Lake until 2000 when she moved to North Carolina to be with her daughter and son-in-law, Phillip Smith. Mrs. Didow was an active member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC, enjoyed crocheting and tatting, working crossword puzzles and keeping in touch with family and friends.

Mrs. Didow is survived by her son Richard (Carol Franke) of Houston, Texas; daughter-in-law Gail Snoozy, of Spearfish, South Dakota; daughter Deanna (Phillip Smith), of Hope Mills, NC; grandchildren, Joei, Staci, Stephanie, Shana, and Shane; great grandchildren, Tyler, Cody, Riley, Quinn, Drake, Zoe, Grady, Reese, Sawyer, and Jace; brother-in-law, Orel Courteau, of Pasco, WA; sister-in-law, Jeanice Wise, of Richland, WA; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The deceased was preceded in death by her husband George Didow; a son, Don Didow; a brother, Nester Wise; and two sisters, Mary Anne Blevins and Cherry Courteau.

Memorials may be sent to Deanna Didow Smith, 4944 Gray's Creek Church Rd. Hope Mills, NC 28348.

Arrangements are being made through Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville, NC and memorial and graveside rites will be at the Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland, WA at 11:00am on Saturday, January 12, 2013.

A memorial service will take place at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Fayetteville, to be announced.