Velma (Miller) Goodwin

Velma June (Miller) Goodwin of Nampa passed away on January 15, 2005.

Velma was born on June 5, 1915, in Weiser, Idaho, to John Cleveland and Anna (Peterson) Miller. She enjoyed a very productive life with her husband, Buckley Louis Goodwin, and their two children, Barbara (Goodwin) Mott and Buckley Louis Goodwin Jr.

Velma is survived by her children, daughter Barbara Mott and son Buckley Goodwin; son-in-law Bob Mott; daughter-in-law Pat Goodwin; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey, Gregory, and Drew Mott, Stephanie Mott Dotson, Kim Goodwin Soza, Gayla Goodwin-Gomez, and Suzanne Goodwin; 11 great-grandchildren, Andrew and Caroline Mott Blasius, Christopher and Bradley Dotson, Will, Drake, Caton and Hannah Mott, Amanda Soza, Skylar Mendenhall, and Jett Goodwin-Gomez; three sisters and one brother, Elsie Kesler, Ruth Reeves, Esther Bowman, and Albert Miller.

She was preceded in death by her husband Buckley, a brother, Howard Miller, her parents, and her stepmother, Emma (Kesler) Miller.

Funeral services will be private, but she thanks family and friends for the happiness that has been their gift to her during her lifetime. Mom will always be remembered for her great sense of humor; she could always make one laugh.

In Memoriam

God saw she was getting tired
And a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around her
And whispered, “Come with Me.”

With tearful eyes we watched her suffer
And saw her fade away,
Although we loved her dearly
We could not make her stay.

A golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands to rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.

From Idaho Statesman – Wed, January 19, 2005