- Date Of Birth: December 26, 1920
- Date Of Death: December 5, 2008
- State: Idaho
Bessie was born December 26, 1920, in Murtaugh, Idaho, the 7thof 10 children, born to Annie Moyes and William Nathaniel Goodman. She married Claudius Elvin Blackburn in Salt Lake City, UT, on August 29, 1945, immediately inheriting a family of 7 children left motherless by the death of Pearl Williams, Elvin’s first wife. For a few years, the family lived in Eden, ID, where Elvin was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad. While in Eden, another son, Spencer (Tim) was born. In March 1948, the family moved to Cascade, ID, where Elvin continued with the railroad.
Bessie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 3 sons (George, Milton, and Shawn), and by 5 brothers and 3 sisters. She is survived by her children, Kenneth, Russell, Reid, Donald Kay, Diane, Tim; 51 grandchildren; 130 great-grandchildren; and a rapidly growing number of great great-grandchildren; as well as by her younger sister, Joyce Musser of St. George, UT.
