Ilene M. Eaton

              Ilene Marie (Empfield) Eaton, 88, of Hickory, NC, formerly of Clarksburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at her home.           The daughter of William E. and Leta M. (Henry) Empfield, she was born October 8, 1928 in New Kensington, PA.           Mrs. Eaton was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Indiana, and was attending St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Hickory, NC.           She graduated from Indiana High School in 1946 and graduated from Indiana Hospital School of Nursing in 1949.           She worked at Indiana Hospital as a supervisor of the operating room from 1949 to 1958 and finished her career at The Kiski School, Saltsburg as the school nurse. She was a registered nurse for 60 years but was a caregiver her entire life.           Surviving are two sons, Donald I. Eaton of Greensboro, NC and Fred J. (Connie) Eaton of Clarksburg; a daughter, Mary Beth (Stewart) Ruehl of Hickory, NC; six grandchildren, Aaron Eaton, Marissa Eaton, Benjamin Eaton, Tarah Eaton, Katie Eaton and Jacob Eaton; three great granddaughters, Avery Eaton, Teagen Eaton and Evelyn Eaton; a brother, Robert (Jane) Empfield of Penn Run; a sister, Sandra Lee Kennedy of Mulla, OR and several nieces and nephews.           She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ted Z. Eaton on March 18, 2009 and four brothers, Dale, Lyle, John and Clem Empfield.           The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA. Additional visitation will be held from 10 to 11 A.M. Saturday at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Ardyth Hill officiating.           Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Lewisville, PA. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ilene M. Eaton, please visit our flower store.