Audrey was born March 3, 1905, in Winona, Oregon. She comes from an early-day pioneer family, her ancestors having arrived in Oregon on the fateful Meeks Wagon Train in 1845.

As early as 1919-20, Audrey showed her athletic abilities playing forward on the girls Grants Pass High School Basketball team, but it wasn’t until after she moved to Medford in 1934 with her husband and three daughters that she found her niche on the bowling lanes.

A local and state-wide pioneer in women’s bowling, Audrey was a member on one of the eleven teams bowling in the first OSWBA Tournament held in Eugene, Oregon in 1940 and she continued to participate in 17 more Oregon tournaments and eight WIBC tournaments finishing ninth in the nation at Dallas, Texas. She is a member of the 600 Club and her Triple Score Badge came on three consecutive games of 182, all rolled with a 16# ball.

In a post-war era during which perfect 300 games were unheard of, and 250 games were considered virtual miracles, Audrey made a name for herself by consistently rolling games ranging from the high 100’s to the mid 200’s and is the only lady bowler in Oregon claiming the Class “A” All Events title three times.

From 1946 to 1968, she piled up eight state titles. In 1946, she claimed Class A crowns in All Events, Singles and Team divisions. In 1947 she again took Class A All Events and Team honors. Despite a serious car accident that nearly claimed her life during the Memorial Day weekend of 1955 (on her way to a bowling tournament in Albany), she won the Class A All Events championship again in 1957. In 1968, bouncing back from back fusion surgery and exploratory brain surgery.  She won Class C All Events and Singles titles at the age of 63. She 1s a member of the Oregon Bowling Hall of Fame and the Medford Bowling Hall of Fame.