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GRACE ABIA SHRINERGrace Abia Shriner was born in Spokane, Washington, on March 3, 1911, to Julia Louise and Malvern Hill Brown.Grace spent her childhood in the Big Bend area of Eastern Washington with her two sisters, Elizabeth and Marjorie, and two brothers, James and Richard.Grace married Felton Garrison Shriner, from the Okanogan area, and together they raised three children.On Friday, December 14, 2007, at age 96, Grace passed away at Olympic Medical Center from complications of pneumonia.A resident of Port Angeles for 68 years, Grace not only managed her husband's business, Shriner's Cabinet Shop, but was active in several clubs and organizations, as well as Port Angeles Presbyterian Church and First Christian Church.Her husband, Felton, preceded her death in 2001.Grace's remaining family includes her daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Richard Sharnbroich; granddaughter Michele Hawkins and great-grandchildren Marcus and Marisa Joaquin; grandson Richard M. Sharnbroich and great-grandchildren Dana and Britin Sharnbroich; daughter Joan Gay Landry and grandson Jesse; son Malvern Scott Shriner and his partner, David Richardt; sister Marjorie McClimans and brother James Brown.Also surviving are many nieces and nephews and their families.Grace will be remembered for her always-present smile, as well as her bright, charming personality in spite of her physical struggles, and especially the constant love she shared so graciously with her family and friends.She will long be remembered as an inspiration to all those who had the privilege of knowing her.Drennan-Ford Funeral Home is in charge of burial at Mount Angeles Cemetery. There was no service, at her reques