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- [S142] Newspaper Article, Idaho Press Tribune (Nampa, ID), 1 Oct 2008.
Calvin Vernon Wilkins 90 Calvin of Boise Vernon went Wilkins to, be, with his Lord, and passed Savior, having away at home his daughter in Boise 's on 2008 Tuesday . A Memorial, Sept. 23, Service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Alsip Oct. 4 &, at Persons the Funeral Chapel, 404 10th Ave. S. family – Nampa graveside – 466-3545 service . A will be held at a later date in Manzanita Calvin was, Ore born . on Jan. Kan 20, 1918 ., the, son in Miltonvale of Leroy, ( Melvin Parsons and ) Wilkins Violet . Beryl He was raised on a farm near Dad Miltonvale attended . As a a tent youth, meeting in or near Milton camp - his vale Granddad . During the Parsons alter call ask, to if he the wanted alter. Dad to go respond forward - to ed the, giving Lord his Jesus heart . and life
His walk with the Lord has been anchored in the lationship reality that with his personal Jesus offers rereal in this peace life living and joy hope . Dad and 's life verse is : " in Therefore Christ he, if is a new anyone creation; the old, has II gone Cor, . the 5:17 new . has come!"
In 1935 the family moved to Oregon City, berg Ore., and Ore. later Calvin to New gradu - - School ated from in 1939 Newberg . Follow High graduation Portland, Ore he . began Following his Friends ministry Church as a pastor and in the - tored churches in Camas pas 1945 and Tacoma -1948 . In, Wash 1948 ., the from Ore family . where moved he to worked Nehalem a, variety, of jobs, including in positions Nehalem at lumber and Manzanita yards . moved In 1962 to Ontario the family Ore. where Calvin became, the Pastor of the Friends moved Church. to In Greenleaf 1966 they and Calvin worked as a book-Greenleaf keeper and Friends bus driver Acade at - He my also for a held number down of a years full . plot time Co job . Plant at the in J. Caldwell R. Simin and 1983 retired . from Simplot dent He of was the a Bible lifelong teach stu - - ing adult Sunday, school Following classes for retirement many years he . in and Broken Virginia Arrow spent Okla a year . studying at Rhema, Bible, he enrolled at, Portland Bible Institute which later became and Cascade he gradu College - ated in 1945. He married Virginia July Thompson 19, 1941 on, in Training Center. They enjoyed spending winters near Yuma, Ariz., in their later years.
Calvin is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Alvin and Jill Wilkins , Nampa, Dave and Susan Wilkins , Twin Falls and Mark and Doris Wilkins , Greenleaf; two daughters and a son-inlaw, Jan and Jim Hodges, Bend, OR and Sue Williams, Boise; a brother and sister-in-law, Melvin and Betty Wilkins , Eureka, CA; three sisters and a brotherin-law, Kathryn Brown, Newberg, Jane Harris, Caldwell and Dorthea and John Wood, Sublimity, Ore.; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; six nieces and four nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; his twin brother, Claude who died in infancy and son Keith. Dad has said that the passing of Keith was the worst day of his life. However, he never allowed anything in this life to come between himself and his relationship with the Lord. Also, Dad was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Trina.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Greenleaf Friends Academy, 20565 N. Academy Rd., Greenleaf, ID 83626 or Quaker Hill Conference, P.O. Box 1181, McCall, ID 83638.
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1918 - 2008 (90 years)