FULLERTON
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1231 E. Chapman Ave., for Jean M. Askham, 75, a longtime resident and member of the League of Women Voters of Orange County. She died Friday, four days after suffering a stroke.
Askham moved to Fullerton in 1982 and was an integral part in local politics. She was a member of the League of Women Voters for 35 years and completed a three-year term as co-president of the Orange County chapter last month. She joined the league in 1965 in Wayne, N.J.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the League of Women Voters of Orange County, 3320 E. Chapman Ave, No. 166, Orange, CA 92869.
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