Mary Louise Huston-Harrell
World Staff
Jan. 29, 2012
Mary Louise Huston-Harrell
Conroe, TX
Mary Louise Huston-Harrell, 67, left this world to be with her lord and savior Monday, January 16, 2012, in Conroe, TX, following a very courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 8, 1944, in Wenatchee, WA to Charles Victor Huston and Joyce Elizabeth Vickrey. She graduated from Eastmont High School, East Wenatchee in 1963. In 1964, she married Melvin Harrell Sr. and together began a family in the town of Grand Coulee, WA. In 1977, she became involved with the Emergency Medical Technician program and earned her certificate, allowing her to work in the Ambulance with the Grand Coulee Fire Department as an EMT. This service to others inspired her to a caregiver position at Coulee Community Hospital, which ultimately laid the groundwork for a later pursuit of a nursing degree and her work caring for others at the Wenatchee Valley Clinic. After almost 30 years in the medical field, she retired in 2007 and moved to Texas to be closer to her immediate family, including her grandchildren. She was a member of the Commander's Club for the Disabled American Veterans.
She is survived by her sister, Carol Chandler of Post Falls, ID; brothers, John Huston of Grand Coulee, WA, Mike Huston of Marysville, WA and Jim Lawson of Sunnyvale, CA; sons, Damon Harrell Sr. of Houston, TX, Melvin Harrell II of Montgomery, TX, Nathan Harrell USAF of Beale Air Force Base, CA and Zack Harrell of Wenatchee, WA; and their father, Melvin Harrell I of Grand Coulee, WA; daughters-in-law, Kym Harrell, Lisa Harrell and Brandi Draper-Harrell; and grandchildren, Lacey Morris-Harrell, Damon Harrell Jr., Stephanie Harrell, April Harrell, Tonya Harrell, Melvin Harrell III, Sarah Harrell and Kyler Harrell. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Victor Huston; mother, Joyce Elizabeth Vickrey; niece, Becky Raatz; and her beloved dog, "Buffy."
A Graveside Service and Interment will be held at the Cashmere City Cemetery, Saturday, April 28, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. in Cashmere, WA. A Remembrance Reception will be held in Cashmere Riverside Center following the Graveside Services; food and refreshments will be served. In lieu of flowers, the Harrell family would like to ask that donations are made in her name to The American Cancer Society.
"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." ~ Henry Ward
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