Marcella C. Cate

Marcella C. Cate 79, of Edmonds, Washing died April 16, 2016. She was born in Walla Walla, Washington, graduated from Foster High School, Seattle, Washington and attended Washington State University.Marcella was a loving daughter and a beloved sister and aunt.She was generous and artistically talented. She loved people, dogs, horses and roses. Marcella was a gifted seamstress, tailor and quilter. As a flight attendant for many years with Northwest Airlines, she also enjoyed traveling. Later in life, she joined the Peace Corps and worked in Honduras with the nutrition program. After returning to the United States, she settled in eastern Oregon and taught E.S.L. students in the Hermiston High School, receiving an Apple award for excellence. Her twilight years were spent near her family in Edmonds, Washington.Marcella was baptized in 1977 at Hinson Memorial Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon, and was active in Bible Study Fellowship while there. After locating in eastern Oregon, Marcella became an active member of the Stanfield Baptist Church, Stanfield, Oregon.Marcella is survived by one sister, Joan, and brother-in-Law, Bob Jones; three nieces, Gayle Mahon, Karen Gion and Marilyn Shefveland; and nephew Clint Jones.A Graveside service will be held May 20, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Wallula Cemetery, Wallula, Washington. A recn will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Oxford Suites, Hermiston, Oregon.