Velda Marshall

Velda Rae Carlson passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Moscow, surrounded by her family.

Velda was born 11th of 12 children to Lloyd and Avis Marshall on April 20, 1947, in Viola. She attended Moscow High School, graduating class of 1965. She went on to attend Lewis-Clark State College, graduating in 1982 with a business clerical degree. She married her sweetheart Jimmie Carlson in September of 1963, having eight children. Before retirement she worked as a business clerk for Sears, and as a U.S. Census Enumerator. A longtime resident of Viola, she was a member of the Viola Women’s Club and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Eagles. After retiring Velda and Jimmie made their home in Bovill.

She enjoyed participating in the county fair, winning countless awards for her crochet, embroidery and needlepoint that she would generously gift to someone, along with the ribbon and a story. She always made time to stop by a yard sale. She had a passion for gardening and flowers. A stroll through her garden with the grandchildren was her sheer delight.

She is survived by her husband Jimmie Carlson; three daughters and son, Julie Barbour, of Viola, Kenneth and (Kelley) Carlson, of Onaway, Michelle and (Tory) Knapp, of Orofino, Becky and (Kevin) Bowles, of Viola. She was blessed with 20 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Velda was preceded in death by her parents, multiple siblings and four of her children, Diane, Doris, Keith and Twin.

A woman whose heart overflowed with love, loyalty, gratitude and a spirit as strong and high as the mountains, her memory will forever be etched in our hearts.
A celebration of life will be arranged at a later date.

In lieu of cut flowers and bouquets, the family suggests planting live flowers in a community flower or rose garden in her honor. Monetary gifts may be mailed to Jimmie Carlson P.O. Box 628 Bovill, ID 83806.

On the www.dNews.com, obituary & death notice page for March 13, 2025, I found this announcement...

Velda R. Carlson
Velda R. Carlson, 77, of Bovill, died Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Paradise Creek of Cascadia in Moscow. Kramer Funeral Home of Palouse is in charge of arrangements.

When more information is available, I'll post it here.

Still living in Idaho, but have traveled to many different states and Canada.  I now live in Bovill.  Bought a trail court and have been cleaning and fixing it up.  I only rent it to people who only want to stay for the night or just a couple of months. It is on the west side of town over looking the meadow.  Class mates are welcome to stay for free while in town for the day.

Would like to put some type of housing on one of the spaces and rent it out by the day.

I have 5 children and too many grand kids to keep up with, but love them all.

I don't work out on any jobs right now, but it seems that I do more work around home.  Guess maybe I should go back to work to get some rest.

I enjoy crafts, needlework and gardening.  For my crafts, I turned one of the bedrooms into my room, where I can enjoy doing these kind of things.  For my gardening, I have turned the corner by my house into my garden, complete with a pond for waterlilies and fish.  I am still creating things in the garden, probably will always be doing that.

I am not a real electronic person, so I don't spend to much time on the computor or phone. Would rather create, garden or just set and enjoy the peace and quite (after the grandkids leave).  Do enjoy seeing new places, in fact I would rather take a bus than fly, just so I can see things, I haven't seen before.