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The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., March 26, 1961, page 5

DEATH SUMMONS EDNA MARKGRAF

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March, 24, at the Church of the Nazarene, Stevenson, for Mrs. William (Edna Laura) Markgraf, 69, Stevenson.
Gardners Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. The Rev. J.E. McConnell will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Adams Cemetery, Glenwood, at 2 p.m.
Bearers will be: (active) Glen, Peter, Carl and Jack Markgraf, Robert Akerill and David Dapkus; (honorary) Monte Markgraf, Vere and William Guthrie, Donald and James Warner, and Gay Margado.
Mrs. Markgraf was born May 17, 1891 in West Virginia and came to Glenwood valley in 1909 where she and her late husband, William, were married in April 6 of that same year. Mr. Markgraf died on Sept. 29, 1957.
The Markgrafs lived in California from 1910 to 1919 when they returned to Glenwood where they made their home until they moved to Stevenson in 1942.
Mrs. Markgraf died early Tuesday morning, March 21 at Skyline hospital, White Salmon.
She is survived by two sons, William of Madras, Oregon and Albert of Redmond, Ore.; four daughters Virginia Dapkus and Elizabeth Guthrie of Stevenson, Ruth Akerill of Glenwood and Edith Warner of White Salmon; 16 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Also, two sisters, Milly Murray of White Salmon and Hattie Markgraf of North Bonneville; and two brothers, Ben Hylton of Medford, Oregon and Dan Hylton of Troutville, Virginia.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., March 23, 1961, page 1

SERVICES TO BE FRIDAY FOR MRS. MARKGRAF

Edna Laura Markgraf, resident of Stevenson, Washington since 1942 passed away at Skyline Hospital on March 21st. She was born May 17th 1891 in West Virginia, the daughter of Louisa and Hiram Hylton. In 1909 she moved from West Virginia to the Glenwood Valley where she was united in marriage on April 6th of that year to William Markgraf. From 1910 to 1919 they made their home in California and then returned to Glenwood. William Markgraf passed away in 1957. She leaves two sons, William of Madras, Oregon and Albert of Redmond, Oregon; four daughters: Virginia Dapkus of Stevenson, Wash.; Ruth Akerill of Glenwood, Wash., Edith Warner of B.Z. Corners and Elizabeth Guthrie of Stevenson, Wash.; two sisters, Millie Murray of White Salmon and Hattie Markgraf of North Bonneville, Wash.; two brothers: Ben Hylton of Medford, Ore. and Dan Hylton of Troutville, Virginia. Also 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 24th, 10 a.m. at the Stevenson Church with Rev. J.E. McCollum officiating. Graveside services will be at Mt. Adams Cemetery in Glenwood at 2 p.m. in the afternoon.

The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., March 24, 1961, page 1

RITES TODAY FOR MRS. MARKGRAF

   Funeral services will be held Friday, March, 24 (today) at the Stevenson Church of the Nazarene for Mrs. Edna Laura Hylton Markgraf, who passed away in the Skyline Hospital March 20 after a lingering illness.
   Services will be at 10 a.m.
The Rev. James E. McConnell will officiate, with interment in the Glenwood Cemetery where Mrs. Markgraf's husband, the late Will E. Markgraf is buried.
Laura Edna Hylton was born May 17, 1891 in Bluefield, West Virginia, and was married to Mr. Markgraf in Glenwood, Wash., April 6, 1909, shortly after she came west.
Nine children were born to this union, of whom three preceded her in death. She and her husband lived in Biggs, California, until 1919 when they moved back to Glenwood where they lived and raised their family.
   In December, 1942, they moved to Stevenson. She was a member of the Stevenson Grange for several years and also a member of the Stevenson Church of the Nazarene.
She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, Albert of Redmond, Oregon, and William of Madras, Oregon; four daughters Mrs. August Dapkus and Mrs. Vance Guthrie of Stevenson, Mrs. Merle Akerill of Glenwood and Mrs. Albert Warner of White Salmon; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Also, two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Markgraf of North Bonneville and Mrs. Mille Murray of White Salmon; and two brothers, A.B. Hylton of Medford, Oregon; and D.W. Hylton of Troutville, Virginia.