Louise V. Washburn, 90, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. She was born in Lubbock, Texas on July 20, 1917 to Homer and Ada (McKenney) Brown. Louise enjoyed golfing, gardening and entertaining others. She is preceded in death by two grandsons, Mark Shumar and Scott Shumar. Louise was the beloved mother of Patricia Escalante; and the adored aunt of 2 nieces and 2 nephews; and the devoted grandmother to 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com