Aileen Roughton McConnaughey
September 20, 1919 - July 28, 2004
Obituary
Aileen R. MCCONNAUGHEY
Aileen Roughton was born in Hiwasse, Arkansas on Sept. 20th, 1919 and passed away July 28th, 2004, after complications from a recent stroke. She was 84. Shortly after her marriage to Ralph McConnaughey in March of 1946 they moved to the Northwest and finally settled in Des Moines in 1952. Aileen started teaching school in Arkansas and finished her career in the Highline School District over 40 years later. She loved the beach, whether it was the Pacific Ocean at Ocean Shores or Lake Ohop at the foot of Mt. Rainier. She was an avid reader and loved crafts and sewing, especially quilting. Aileen is survived by her daughter Mary Butler Gene and son Paul McConnaughey Elizabeth, grandchildren David McConnaughey, Jennifer Broermann Aaron, Melissa Mitchell Kevin and two great grandchildren, Hunter Mitchell and Neva Broermann. We will miss her, we love you Mom and Nana.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, July 31st in Logan Hall at
Wesley Gardens
815 So 216th
Des Moines, Washington 98198
My thought and prayers are with you and your family at this time. Mrs. McConnaughey was my third grade teacher at Crestview Elementary. I have many memories of her.
There are no words to express the way I will miss you Aunt Alieen..You gave me plenty of memories of which I will cherish deeply..I will never forget Your honesty..love and devotion..You will live forever in my heart and mind..all my love..your niece..Sally Jo
Our sympathy and prayers are with Aileen’s family. We will miss our good times at Ocean Shores we lived on Chinookand teaching with her.
I had Mrs.McConnaughey as my third grade teacher at Crestview Elementary.I was so mad when I first heard she was going to be my teacher,but by the end of the
year she was my favorite teacher. Nine years later when I graduated from High School she was the only teacher that I invited to attend my graduation and she did. I am so sorry to hear of her passing. She was not only a great teacher but also a great lady.
I find I am at a loss for words. Even though I have not spoken to Aileen for several years I felt a great loss when I read of her passing. I have many fond memories of many hours at her home playing Barbie dolls and picking crab apples in the back yard. The “snipe hunt” Ralph took me on was a story that was long remembered and always brought laughter when it was told for the umteenth time. I remember hanging on to the back of his truck dragging a bag in the ditch while calling “here snipe, snipe, snipe!” Paul and Mary Ellen, My thoughts are with you. How lucky you are to have been able to have your mother for so many years!
I was so blessed to be able to have a Nana like her. She was always there for us no matter what. My one wish is that she could have met my daughter who was born two days before she passed. I do believe she is a part of Neva though, and will be with me every day. I will miss her greatly. I love you Nana!!