Lucretia Chris Kirchgestner Carver was born March 30, 1946 in Nyssa, Oregon, a beautiful dark-haired daughter, to Alice Isabelle Walker and Phillip Valentine Kirchgestner. She moved a lot in her childhood years, mostly around the Northwest. She graduated from Milton Freewater High School in Oregon in 1965. On Nov. 1, 1963, she married Robert Orlo Carver. They were later sealed in the Logan Temple on Dec. 20, 1968. They lived in several places throughout the Columbia Basin, eventually settling in Kennewick, WA. She worked as a secretary at Sandvik Special Metals and later went to work with her husband at Allstate Insurance. They worked together for 20 years as agents, making a great team and retiring in 2004. Chris enjoyed many hobbies; she was famous for her cooking, baking and quilting. She especially enjoyed fishing with her husband, where she often out-fished him! She was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where she fulfilled many ward and stake callings. In particular, she loved her more recent calling as Relief Society President, and was privileged to serve with her husband as a temple ordinance worker in The Columbia River Temple. Chris found joy in serving others and was known for her sweet spirit and loving personality. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother; and a friend loved by all who knew her. She was a class act in everything she did. Chris passed away Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at home, in the arms of her husband with loved ones by her side. She was diagnosed in Nov. 2007 of an unknown primary cancer. Chris is survived by her husband, Robert Carver of Kennewick, WA; her children and their spouses Monte Kelly Carver, Shawn Patty Carver, Kimberly Jeff Wiberg, Steven Camilla Carver, Sherri Darin Frederiksen, Kent Carver, and Melanie Chris Cain; and 19 grandchildren. She is also survived by her three sisters, Doris Hansen, Wanda Coffey, Vera Collins; and three brothers, Jerry, Howard, and Vernon Kirchgestner. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alice and Phillip Kirchgestner; younger sister, Marian Willis; and baby brother and sister, Merrill Glenn and Wilma LaRae Kirchgestner. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Blue Mountain Council Boy Scouts of America by calling 509735-7306.