Rose Meri CHURCH (or Rosie, as she was known by her friends) was born to John and Della Hamilton the morning of August 24th, 1941 in Bismarck, Missouri. When she was between one and two years old, she moved with her parents to Rock Springs, Wyoming. Except for a short stay in Denver, her childhood and teen years were spent in Rock Springs. After her graduation from High School in 1959, she went to work for Van Gas as a bookkeeper. During the summer of 1960, she and Alone met at the Rock Springs Assembly of God Church. Alone was eventually successful in stealing her away from another guy, and they were married on March 11th, 1961. After their marriage, they spent the next two and one half years in the Wyoming towns of Rock Springs, Buffalo, and Kemmerer. It was during their stay in Kemmerer that their son Craig was born. After Craig was born, Rosie and Alone decided that following construction was probably not the best lifestyle for raising children, so they moved to Horseshoe Bend Idaho, where Alone worked as a millwright in a sawmill. It was during their stay in Horseshoe Bend, that their daughter Tammy was born. In November of 1965, Alone went to work for a company in Seattle. Rosie joined him in January of 1966. It was an exciting adventure for two small town kids to be around all the hippies, water, large ships and tall buildings. For the next 28 years, they resided in West Seattle. During the early years. Rosie juggled the responsibilities of being a mother, bookkeeper, and college student. She was an accomplished ventriloquist, song writer, artist, and professional clown. For a time, she performed (along with 'Ernistine') on a local TV program called 'Grandma's Rocking Chair', as well as making performances in numerous churches, parties, youth camps, etc. In 1992, they planned to moved back to Idaho. So, they sold their home in West Seattle, said good by to their friends, and moved to Renton, while they continued to negotiate for a home in Idaho. When the negotiations broke down, they moved to the Federal Way area. Approximately 2 years ago, they moved to Puyallup where Rosie passed away in their home a 10:45 a.m. on June 6th, 2000. Rosie leaves behind her mother Della Hamilton of Puyallup, Washington; her brother Robert Hamilton of Cheyenne, Wyoming; her sister Ruth Bird of Blue Bell, Utah; her husband Alone Church of Puyallup; her son Craig Church of Seattle; and her daughter Tammy Chittum of Puyallup. She also leaves behind 7 grandchildren Jenifer Church, Kayla Church, Alex Church, Austin Church, Joshua Chittum, Jesse Chittum, and Crystal Chittum. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on June 9th, 2000 at the Fairwood Assembly of God Church, 13120 S.E. 192nd St., Renton, WA. There will be opportunity for viewing one hour prior to the service, with Interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery, 2020 Mt. View Dr., Auburn, WA. Arrangements entrusted to Personal Alternative Funeral Services at (253) 852-9600. Seattle Times