Laura Dawn (Meglin) Hunter, 39, of Carbondale, KS formerly of Vancouver, WA and Carpentersville, IL passed away Thursday, July 19, 2007 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
She was born February 26, 1968 in Elgin, IL the daughter of Robert C. and Lucille A. Osborne Meglin. Laura attended Kings Road Elementary, PerryMiddle School and DundeeCrownHigh School all in Carpentersville graduating in 1986. She graduated from Concord Career Institute, Portland, OR, as a Certified Medical Assistant in January, 2003.
She worked at the PortlandV.A.MedicalCenter in the Primary Care Clinic until moving to Kansas in 2006.
Laura married Jimmy W. Hunter June 24, 2006. He survives. Other survivors include her sons, Bradley Boley 20 yrs, Aaron Stegall 12 yrs, Zachary Stegall 9 yrs, her mother and step father William R. and Lucille Osborne Carter, Portland, OR; sisters, Mary Staples (Frank), Scranton, KS; Heather Hara (Brent), Portland, OR; Megan Thompson, Portland, OR; brothers, James Weiher (Sharon), Bolingbrook, IL; Russell Weiher, Lombard, IL; Andrew Weiher (Andrea), Clackamas, OR; Patrick Meglin, Elk Grove Village, IL; step sisters, Kathleen Carter, Beaverton, OR; Patricia Hedges (Cory), St. Helens, OR; grandmothers, Marjorie Osborne, Carpentersville, IL; Ruby Carter, Scappoose, OR; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert C. Meglin, grandparents, Frank and Marion Meglin, and Myron H. Osborne.
Cremation is planned. A Celebration of Life service will be held 3:00 p.m.Saturday, July 28, 2007 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Inurnment services will be in Elgin, IL at a later date. A memorial in her children's name as well as a photo album and tributes can be accessed through the website http://Laura-Hunter.memory-of.com/. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabel.com.