Obituary - Edith M. Bain

Edith Margarite Bain, 93

Edith Marguerite Bain, 93, formerly of Potlatch, and a Washington County native, passed away on Oct. 14, 2011.

She was born May 30, 1918, to William Thomas and Susie Anna Brown on the family homestead located on Mann Creek.

Edith attended Deer Creek school and took pride in her grades and perfect attendance in spite of a 4-plus mile horseback ride each way from the homestead.

Edith married her husband of 70 years, Melvin Bain, Nov. 1, 1935, and together they raised six children. In 1955, Edith and her family relocated to Potlatch where Melvin worked at the PFI lumber mill until retirement, and Edith pursued her favorite endeavors: gardening, canning, baking, knitting, crocheting, sewing, and puzzle solving. In addition, with hammer and saw in hand, she remodeled the home and still had time for minor auto repairs and maintenance. Obviously Edith loved to be challenged.

Following Melvin's death she returned to her Weiser-area roots in 2006.

Edith was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin, son Tom, and two older brothers, Walter and Henry Brown. She is survived by three sons and two daughters; 17 grandchildren; and countless great- and great-great-grandchildren.

At Edith's request immediate burial has taken place in Hillcrest Cemetery in Weiser beside husband Melvin. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to either the Potlatch Ambulance District or the Washington County Ambulance Service.

Lewiston Tribune, October 29, 2011, p. 5D
Transcribed by Jill Leonard Nock

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