Viola Pinkley passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 in Nampa, Idaho. She was 87 years young. Viola Pinkley was born to Oscar and Ethel Yarbrough on August 12, 1934 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She had four brothers; Roy, Ray, Bob and Berl. She also had three sister; Juanita, Onita and Mary Lou. As a single mother of three children, Steven, Debbie and Thomas, Vi met the love of her life, Lyle Pinkley and was married the 14th of September, 1962. After living in several states, being a military family, they settled down in Portland, Oregon in 1968. Jesus soon became the focus and center of Vi, Mike and the family's life. She had a servant's heart and served in many areas of their local church, Bible Temple. She was an amazing homemaker and the best cook this side of anywhere. Her first love was Jesus but a close second was any place she could put a hook and line in the water. She loved to fish and she usually caught the most and the biggest. She would tell you that she never lost a game of Yahtzee! She opened her heart and her home to anyone in need. Her biggest impact on people was not in words but how she showed the love of Jesus to anyone she came in contact with. Honesty and truth were the very core of who she really was. Vi is survived by her husband, Mike; and their children Debbie and Thomas and their spouses; four grandchildren and their spouses; as well as nine great-grandchildren. Vi was preceded in death by her parents and siblings and Steven, her son and our beloved brother. Memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday October 4, 2021 at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery located at 10100 Horseshoe Bend Rd in Boise, Idaho.
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