Gracia Belle Landes (02/08/1923 – 1/19/21) passed away in her home while on Hospice.
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She was born in King City, MO, and graduated from Coffey High School.
Gracia married her husband Lawrence in 1946, and in 1978, they moved to Oregon with their son Austin to buy a dog kennel.
She is preceded in death by her husband Lawrence (5/7/2010) age 95 in Oregon and her sister Hazel Roberts (1/12/1994) age 85 of Oceanside, CA.
She is survived by son Austin Landes, his spouse Juanita, 2 grandchildren Catrina Guyton & Justin Landes, 2 great grandchildren Mason & Kaelynn, niece Virginia Webb of Oceanside, CA, & family, and adopted granddaughter Melinda Hibbard.
Gracia was loved by so many and influenced so many in her lifetime; she loved her family, her animals, the children she cared for in many daycares, and telling stories about her past. After raising and showing Shelties for more than 40 years, she was a lifetime member of the Clackamas Kennel Club as well as the Kansas City Kennel Club, the White Shetland Sheepdog Association, and the American Shetland Sheepdog Association.
Her celebration of life will be held when the weather warms at the Hubbard Cemetery in Hubbard, OR. Donations can be made in Gracia’s honor to Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue/Shelties, P.O. Box 3523, Redmond, WA 98073-3523