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Carolyn Lenore Dutton, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, entered into rest on Jan. 14, 2020 at the age of 89. Born on October 18, 1930, in Hay, WA, she was the youngest of seven children born to Isaac and Claire Moore. After she lost her father at the age of 3, her family continued to live on their farm until they moved to Kahlotus, WA, where she graduated high school in 1949.

She married Frederick "Ted" Beckner in 1948, and together they had four children. They spent their beginning years in Montana and eventually settled in Washtucna, WA, on the Beckner family farm.

Carolyn, with a...