Ellen Margaret Forrest

at 101 years old. Born on August 14, 1924 in Naselle, WA, she mostly grew up in Randle,

WA. When 16, her mother informed her she would be moving to Puyallup, WA, to live with

her Aunt and provide household help for her Aunt’s family. Ellen graduated from Puyallup

High School in 1942 and married Art Allison later that year. After traveling around the

country with Art’s various army postings, they divorced in 1946. Ellen moved back to

Morton with her two children, Margaret and Raymond. In 1950, she married Melvin (Tuff)

Forrest and they had two children, Dan and LeeAnn. They lived on a farm just outside town

until Tuff retired in 1981 after which they built a new home on part of the acreage and sold

the rest of the farm. After Tuff’s death in 2000, Ellen had a small home built in downtown

Morton where she lived until her death.

Ellen was quite artistic, learning to paint with oils and watercolors, writing articles for the

local paper, and working in stained glass. She volunteered in the Morton United Methodist

Church and with the Morton Logger’s Jubilee breakfast for many years. She loved to travel,

garden and work on genealogy.

Ellen is survived by her children Margaret (Bill) Barker, their children Jodi (Curt) Spahn and

Janet Barker; Ray (Anne) Forrest and their children Jennifer (Ed) Peake, Brian Forrest, and

Michele (Dan) Tambini; LeeAnn (Tony) Guidotti and their children Carson and Willa; Dan

(died 2020)and daughter-in-law Maret Forrest and their children Katelin Forrest and Sarah

(Trey) Leckbee; eighteen great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren; and a

multitude of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Per Ellen’s request, there will be no funeral. However, the family is invited to a graveside

service at 1:00pm on Friday, October 24 at the Morton Cemetery. Following that service,

everyone is invited to a memorial at the Morton Senior Center at 2:00pm.