Alta Irene (Huey) Dulaban, age 76, of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 at Northeast Baptist Church in Clinton, Missouri with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Englewood Cemetery in Clinton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeast Baptist Church of Clinton or Golden Valley Hospice and can be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com .

Alta Irene (Huey) Dulaban was born in Clinton, MO on September 17, 1944 to Buford and Ivonne (Dody) Huey. She was a 1962 graduate of Clinton High School. Alta was united in marriage to Bill Walker Dulaban on May 23, 1963. And to this union two children were born. Sherrill Woirhaye and Derrell Dulaban.

She worked at Hendricks Bros. Implements for several years. In 1980 she purchased Huey's Countryside Drive-In from Merrill and Linda Huey and served as owner/operator until 1989 when it closed due to highway construction. She and Bill then traveled to Honduras to work with Unitog from 1990 to the end of 1992. After their return, she volunteered with the Henry County Museum eventually becoming the Director until her retirement in 2010.

For many years, starting at a young age, Alta was a Sunday School Teacher and a Bible School Leader. She was a long-standing member of Northeast Baptist Church and loved to serve the Lord in any way she was called to do. One of her favorite pastimes was to spend time with her family telling stories about family and local history. She also loved the idea of preserving history for future generations. This love led her to purchase the Freedom Schoolhouse in the early 1980's, where she had completed the final year of her elementary education. She was a member of various clubs and was an avid gardener.

Alta was preceded in death by her parents, a brother in law, Danny Vance, and a sister in law, Linda Huey. She is survived by her husband, Bill Dulaban, her two children, Sherrill (Brent) Woirhaye and Derrell (Kathy) Dulaban. A brother, Merrill Huey, and a sister, Carolyn Vance. Two sister in laws, Sharon Nold and Marilyn Dulaban Secrest. Three grandchildren, Sarah (Cole) Thomas, Carissa (Trevor) Stoneking, and Cody (Kayla) Woirhaye and six Great grandchildren, Brody and Emerson Thomas, Cason Stoneking, Lydia Diehl Tribble, and Harley and Clark Woirhaye. She is also survived by an Honorary daughter, Nicole Dinh and her daughters Danielle and Julianna, several nieces and nephews, many cousins, and a host of family and friends.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home.