Elaine Furrer, 94, of Centralia, went to be with her Savior, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. She was born Dec. 13, 1922 in Centralia, the fifth of eight children born to Sidney and Frances Scott. Elaine graduated from Centralia High School at age 16 and then took another year of post-graduate classes in literature. In 1940, at his senior picnic, she met Bill Furrer, who became the love of her life. She worked in Centralia while he joined the United States Navy, serving mostly in the South Pacific during the war. When he came home on leave in June of 1944, they decide to get married. They were married July 4, 1944. Elaine was with Bill as he served another 17 years in the Navy. They lived in Florida, where their daughter, Margie, was born, then Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee and California where their daughter, Laurie was born, then Japan, Texas and Hawaii When he retired, they returned to Centralia, where she lived the rest of her life. She was an active member of Mountain View Baptist Church, singing in the choir, teaching Sunday School and active in Womens's Missionary Fellowship. Elaine is survived by her husband of 72 years, Bill Furrer; daughters, Margie Lantz (Dean) of Vancouver Wash and Laurie Gibbs (Bill) of San Antonio, Texas; brothers, Gene Scott of Waxhaw, N.C., and Bob Scott of Centralia; grandchildren, Michelle Urke (Steve), Julie Bolt (Victor), David, Adam and Kristen Gibbs; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews; and several loved ones whom she considered her children by osmosis. A celebration of her life will be held at Mountain View Baptist Church, 1201 Belmont Ave., Centralia, WA 98531, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis or to Mountain View Baptist Church.