Carol Ann Gorton was born December 16, 1937 in Tillamook, Oregon to Herbert and Evelyn Hille.
Carol is survived by her children Kenneth, Gene and Gary Gorton. Sister Sheila Hille and six grandchildren and one great grandchild and another soon to be born. She is preceded in death by her husband, Merrill I. Gorton and her parents.
Carol liked reading, crocheting, embroidering and growing roses, and visiting with family and friends. She was a member of the Tillamook Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a teacher’s aide for Garibaldi Grade School from 1976 until 1987, and then a Secretary for Tillamook Adventist School from 1991 until 1999. Carol also volunteered as a librarian for the Tillamook Adventist School and was very active in the Tillamook Seventh-Day Adventist Church Community Services.
Carol passed away in Hillsboro, Oregon on November 23, 2024 and will be interred next to her husband at the Bay City IOOF Cemetery.
A memorial service will be held at The Tillamook Adventist Church Sunday, December 8th at 2PM. A light reception will be held afterwards.
In Lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Tillamook Adventist School.
In care of Waud’s Funeral Home