Mignon "Minnie Earhart

Mignon (Minnie) Earhart, age 95, went to sing with the angels early on January 19, 2008 at Powell Valley Care Center.

Mignon Marie Murphy Earhart was born in Wapato, Washington on June 30, 1912 to Miles

Edward Murphy and Jessie Alberta Garling Murphy. The family moved to the Shoshone Irrigation

Project in 1916 where they homesteaded. Minnie attended the Lateral "A" school and then the Powell

Schools, graduating from high school in 1931. She met Roland J. Earhart when she was working

in a local law office. They were married on July 16, 1936. Roland and Minnie homesteaded on the

Willwood Division and made their home on the farm. They raised four sons, Darrell (Freda), Neil

(Bonnie), Larry (Sharon), and Dennis (Shaun). They enjoyed watching their family grow. They were

faithful members of the Union Presbyterian Church and participated in the life of the Church.

Music was always an important part of Minnie's life. She sang in the Church choir, the community

choir and provided music for many weddings and other services in the Church and community.

Minnie belonged to the Willwood Women's Club and the Rebekahs. Cooking, sewing, gardening

and her flowers were a large part of her life. Minnie and Roland enjoyed many family vacations and

trips to Yellowstone. In their retirement years they enjoyed RVing with the Polecat Ramblers and they

traveled to Hawaii, Australia, and Europe.

Minnie was preceded in death by her parents, her five brothers, Elson, Nelvel, Raymond, Gerald,

and Harold and her husband Roland. She is survived by her four sons and their spouses, seven

grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be

held at 10:30 A.M. on January 23, 2008 at the Union Presbyterian Church in Powell. Visitation will

be available at 9:00 A.M. prior to the service, at the Thompson Funeral Home. Minnie will be buried

in the family plot at Crown Hill Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Thompson

Funeral Home of Powell. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Union Presbyterian

Church or to the charity of your choice in Minnie's name.