Virginia H. Wilson

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WILSON — Virginia H. (Owens), 100; born Aug. 14, 1919, Cottage Grove, Oregon; died July 8, 2020, Vancouver, Washington. Surviving: son and daughter-in-law, Norman and Debbie Wilson, Lebanon, Oregon; daughter, Connie Boskind, Ridgefield, Washington; daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Joe Battenburg, Port Hadlock, Washington; 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, numerous cousins, nieces and a nephew.

Was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon, in August 1919, to Lloyd and Altha Owens. She died on July 8, 2020, at almost 101 years, in Vancouver, Washington. She graduated from Columbia Adventists Academy in Battle Ground, Washington. She married Robert N. Wilson, who died in 1980; they resided in numerous places from Roseburg, Oregon, to Ketchikan, Alaska. Patricia A. Bishop, youngest child, died in 2020. She was an avid birder and traveled extensively. She spent her last 40 years in the Woodland and Battle Ground, Washington areas.