MARRIAGE – Richard McGowan (of Eatonville, Washington) & Dora Grey (of Vancouver, BC) md 4 Sept 1937, Pierce co, Washington

1940 WA CENSUS – Dora McGowan (23y, b England, living in Canada in 1935) enumerated with husband Richard (24y, b England, occupation sawmill, living in same place in 1935) and daughter Joan (5m, b Washington)

Petition for Naturalization – Dora McGowan of 5105 NE 24th Ave, Portland, Oregon; b 22 Aug 1916, Consett, co Durham, England; m 4 Sept 1937 at Tacoma, Wash, to Richard McGowan; he was born 8 Oct 1915 at Sandwich, co Kent, England; they entered US 9 Dec 1937 at Blaine, Washington; he was naturalized 23 Feb 1945 at Tacoma, Washington; they have 3 daughters, Joan Ann (b 27 Oct 1939, Tacoma, Washington), Janet Lorraine (b 8 Nov 1941, Puyallup, Washington) and Carol Lynne (b 24 Mar 1946, Puyallup, Washington) all living at Portland, Oregon. Petition filed 28 Jan 1960, US District Court of Oregon

Dora McGowan died April 12, 2008, at age 91.
Dora Grey was born Aug. 27, 1916, in Consett, England. She lived in Kamloops, British Columbia, and Eatonville, Wash., before moving to Portland in 1953 and to Oregon City in 1960. She had lived in Amity since 1994. She was a homemaker. In 1937, she married Richard McGowan; he died in 1995.
Survivors include her daughters, Joan Cooper and Janet Haugen; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Her daughter Carol Porter died earlier.
Remembrances to Homeward Bound Pets. Arrangements by Macy & Son. 
Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon) 20 Apr 2008, pg F1

McGowan
Dora
1916 - 2008
[shares marker with Richard]

Saucy Survey & Photographs

Washington Marriage Records (Ancestry.com)

1940 WA CENSUS (Pierce co, Eatonville, ED 27-23, sheet 2B)

Naturalization Records (Ancestry.com)

OREG 20 Apr 2008, pg F1