Marlys Elsie Flory Obituary (1937

Marlys Elsie Flory, age 64, died Sunday, August 4, 2002 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Marlys was born November 11, 1937 in Wilton, North Dakota to Marshall and Elsie (Olson) Christiansen. Marlys was raised in Eatonville, Washington. Her family moved to Days Creek, Oregon just prior to her Senior year of High School and she graduated there. She married Marvin C. Flory in Stevenson, Washington on December 21, 1955. They settled in Bremerton and she worked for several years as a cook/waitress at a number of restaurants. Marlys changed careers, going to work for Pioneer Human Services as a Corrections Officer. She was assigned to the Helen B. Ratcliff House in Seattle, where she worked for over 20 years. She received numerous awards from the State of Washington for meritorious service during her career in corrections. Marvin and Marlys moved back to Bremerton in 2000. She loved to embroider, read and collect dolls. A brother, Lloyd Christiansen preceded her in death. Her husband; three children, Debra of Bremerton, Darnell M. Flory of Everett, WA and Donald C. Flory of Monroe, WA; two grandchildren, James Alford of Texas and Alysse Flory of Redmond, WA and a brother, Connie Christiansen of Washington State all survive her. The family asks that those desiring to remember Marlys through gifts make them in her name to a charity of their choice.