Grace Howard (Robinson) Albertson

Grace Howard (Robinson) Albertson passed on Oct. 19, 2011, at her residence in Grant's Pass, Ore., in her 88th year. Born July 20, 1923, in Greenbrier, Ark., she was the third child of James Joseph and Minnie Clark (Haydon) Robinson. Her father was inspired to name her Grace, he said, by a book he was reading at the time entitled "The Little Baptist," by J.M. Martin. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Norman Lee Albertson, and is survived by their four children, Robin Lee, Norman Scott, Cinthia Adele, and Benjamin Buell, as well as eight grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial was in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, next to her husband, in Auburn, Wash.