Carol M. McGaughey

Carolyn Mae McGaughey, long time Wenatchee resident, passed away on November 18th, 2024. She was 87 years old. Carolyn was born Carolyn Mae Moore in Tonasket Washington to Nellie and Chet Moore on December 15, 1936. In May of 1949, Chet and Nellie, along with their three children, Mickey, Christine and 13 year old Carolyn moved from Tonasket to a home on McGuire Place in East Wenatchee. Chet had been managing an orchard in Tonasket and now in the Wenatchee valley, he took a job at Alcoa. Sixteen year old Carolyn Moore met eighteen year old William McGaughey in Wenatchee in 1953 at an Alcoa open house. It was love at first sight. They were married two years later in 1955 on June 11th. Carol and Bill had a wonderful, family-centric life together residing in Wenatchee and were truly inseparable. The family enjoyed a swimming pool at their home on McKittrick St; enjoyed snowmobiling together as a family; took trips to their trailer home on Pacific Beach and in more recent years took family houseboat trips on Lake Roosevelt during the summers with their children and extended families. That was Carol's most favorite adventure. She loved having her family together. She also loved flowers and gardening. Carol worked full or nearly full time for most of her married life. She spent a number of years at the J.C. Penney store, some time working for a local optometrist and her last job she had until retirement, which was working at Sav-Mart handling their advertising. She had several small part time jobs too, including printing the Sunday bulletins for St. Joseph Church during her early days of marriage. Bill and Carol retired together at the same time in March of 1996. Being free from work allowed them to travel, which they loved to do. They enjoyed their time together in Savanah, New Orleans, SantaFe, Napa and Maui, to name of few of their favorite places. In July of 2012, Carol was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease. Bill was able to care for her in their home until 2018. She moved to Blossom Creek Assisted Living Center in April of 2018 until the time of her death. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill on October 31st, 2022. She is survived by her brother Mickey Moore; her four children, Brian (Marti) of Orcas Island, Ron (Jill Risley) of Manson, Larry (Andrea) of East Wenatchee, Bruce (Karen) of Issaquah; eight grandchildren, Alicia, Tyler (Veronica), Emily, William, Patrick, Caroline, Gracie, Ian; great grandchildren Lucas and Xander. Funeral services for Carolyn will be held at Jones & Jones-Betts Funeral Home at 1pm on Saturday, June 14th. A reception will immediately follow and will take place at Lincoln Rock state park. Please express your thoughts and memories on our online guestbook at jonesjonesbetts.com. Arrangements are by Jones & Jones - Betts Funeral Home.

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Carol M. McGaughey

December 15, 1936 - November 18, 2024