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Marilyn Alda Pierpoint Grubb Ewan Hargrove was born January 26, 1935, in Coulee City, Washington. Marilyn passed away peacefully at the age of 83, surrounded by her loving family.

She was the fifth child of 13, born to Frank and Viola Pierpoint. Marilyn married Arthur J. Grubb in 1952 and had seven children: Richard (Spike), Larry, Arthur Jr. (Babe), Joe, Russ, Mike, and Lynette.

AKA "Grandma Chicken," she spent her lifetime being an adoring mother and grandmother. She had 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. They were her world!

Marilyn worked several jobs in her lifetime, from Carnation in Moses Lake for many years to the retail shop at 49 Degrees North. She was a cook and hotel clerk in Soldotna, Alaska, before retiring in 1998, when she moved back home to Chewelah, Washington. She enjoyed working on genealogy, and she especially loved her chickens.

She is survived by her remaining children and family: Richard (Spike) Grubb, Larry and Lynn Grubb, Joe and Denise Grubb, Mike and Lisa Grubb, and Lynette and Joey Coleman.

Marilyn is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Viola Pierpoint; sons, Arthur Jr. (Babe) and Russell Grubb; five sisters: Donna Dorlavque, Lois Guinn, Betty Jensen, Thelma Keizer, and Dixie Moe; first husband, Arthur J. Grubb; Second husband, Joe Ewan; and last husband, Jack W. Hargrove.

Services will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Moses Lake Cemetery, with a luncheon to follow at the home of Mike and Lisa Grubb, 2852 Wild Goose Road, Moses Lake.