Alice Virginia (Stokesberry) Thurman

Alice Virginia Thurman, 81, of Toledo, Or., died Tuesday morning at her home following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's and cancer. Private Cremation Rites will be held at Bateman Funeral Home in Newport. A Celebration Of Life Service may be held at a later date. "Virginia" was born on July 3, 1935 in Twin Falls, Id. to Fredrick and Hazel (McCully) Stokesberry. She was raised and educated in the Twin Falls area. She met her husband, Wilson "Hoover" Merle Hinton and they were married on July 15, 1950. Together they raised four children before he preceded her in death in Dec. of 1975. For fifteen years the two of them worked together on dairy farms milking cows throughout the Hagerman Valley area including Jerome, Rupert and Paul, until Hoover became ill. They moved to Glenns Ferry, Id. where she worked as a cook at Hansen's Café and raised her children. She faced many health challenges over the years having been a diabetic most of her life, she had cancer and several surgeries over the years. She just kept going and doing whatever needed to be done, seldom complained and when she was really wound up she would say, "Those Dirty Pot Lickers!" She moved to Nampa in 1977 to work at the State School and Hospital. She met Nordeen Brekke and they were married July 3, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nv and they made their home in Nampa. They traveled to Canada and to Las Vegas to see his children. Together they went square dancing and really enjoyed life together. They loved to go fishing and on picnics, hauling wood for the stove during the winter, fetching a fresh Christmas tree was always something she enjoyed. She loved to cook for the family during the holidays and was well known for her "Pumpkin Roll". He preceded her in death Nov. 29, 1983. Virginia met David Thurman they were married in while they were both working at the state school. After ten years together they divorced. In 1996 she decided it was time for a change so she loaded up and moved to Oregon to be near her children and grandchildren. She volunteered at the North Plains Senior Center and worked in the kitchen. Virginia always loved animals and had many cats over the years. She and her lady friends played board games, made some trips to the Casino and did some traveling. They had a community garden where they all worked together raising vegetables and flowers. She spent some time in Portland and then moved to Newport where she lived with her daughter for the last ten years. She attended church in Newport. Virginia is survived by her three children; Thomas Hinton of Munford, TN., Donna Patterson of Toledo, Or. and David Hinton of Rosalia, Wa., two brothers; Robert Stokesberry and Fred Stokesberry both of Nampa, Id. Also surviving are numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death her son Harold Hinton in 1955, two sisters; Elaine Hilton and Winfred McCallister and a brother, James Stokesberry. Eternal rest granted to you Virginia and may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

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Alice Virginia (Stokesberry) Thurman

July 3, 1935 - February 7, 2017