Oct. 19, 1917 – March 29, 2011
Mary “Estelle” Plunkett, 93, of Sweet Home, died March 29, 2011 at Samaritan Wiley Creek.
She was born Oct. 19, 1917 in Sawyer, Okla. to Thomas R. and Lola May (Carter) Gregory.
She married Ivan Daniel in 1936. He was killed in a car accident in 1941. She worked in a Paris, Texas bakery for a short time before moving to Tulsa, Okla., where she was employed at Douglas Aircraft Plant during World War II.
In 1945 she moved to Sweet Home and began working at Oregon Plywood, where she met Barton Plunkett. They married in 1947.
Mrs. Plunkett worked at Sweet Home City Hall until moving to Eugene in 1956, where she began working at the Eugene Courthouse. She retired in 1977 after working 20 years as county clerk. She returned to Sweet Home and was an active volunteer at the Senior Center when it was located on Long Street. Mrs. Plunkett was very active in her church and always helped those in need of transportation to doctor appointments and shopping.
She is survived by her daughter, Wilma and son-in-law Larry Coulter; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 10 great- great-grandchildren; one niece, Judy and husband Gary Thompson; and one nephew, Bob and wife Shelly Gregory.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Burt Plunkett; parents Tom and Lola Gregory; and brothers Roy Gregory and Tom Gregory.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in the name of Cindy Calkins, a breast cancer survivor who provided hospice bed-care for Mrs. Plunkett. Donations may be mailed to Crawfordsville Church, P.O. Box 313, Crawfordsville, OR 97386.
A graveside service was held April 1 at Gilliland Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.