Virginia Aileen Platt, 92, of Yuma, passed away at Bee Hive No. 1 Assisted Living Center. She was a homemaker.
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Virginia passed into her eternal reward on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beehive Home in Yuma, Az. She was born in Yuma, Arizona February 3, 1923, the 3rd of 7 children of a Railroad family. Her father began with the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1914 as a steam locomotive engineer. The family moved to Tucson during the Great Depression where work was more consistent. By 1936, they were able to move back to Yuma where Virginia attended 4th Avenue Grammar (Middle) School. She was a proud Yuma High Criminal 1938-1941.
She worked at Kress 5-10 cent store on Main Street where she was the "Candy Girl". She met a young CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Leader, David Platt, who recently was hired by the Bureau of Reclamation to install cement irrigation ditches in the Yuma Valley to deliver water to the various farms in Valley. They fell in love and were married in 1941. They moved that same year to San Francisco Bay area where her husband David got a job as a metallurgist at the Mare Island Navy Ship Yards. They were at the Golden Gate Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon when news came that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. They worked there until her husband could procure a birth certificate in order to enlist in the U.S. Army. When her husband went into the Army to fight during World War II, Virginia moved back to Yuma be with her family. She lived with her parents and worked at Sanguinetti's grocery store.
Upon her husband's return from Europe after WWII, her husband was able to be hired as a lineman with Arizona Edison (Arizona Public Service). They were able to acquire a surplus WWII barrack from the airport and use it as a shell to begin building their first home in "Okieville" on 18th Street and 1st Avenue. They would work all day long. At night, they worked on making the inside livable with water and electricity, then making the house into a home. They always said every couple needed to build their own home...once...but a marriage couldn't withstand building two!
By 1949, the Southern Pacific Railroad was hiring and was in need of Trainmen. Her husband tested and was hired as a Brakeman. They became 'railroaders' and "Boomed" across California and Oregon working where the jobs were. By 1953, Virginia became pregnant and they made the decision to move back to Yuma with the Southern Pacific where their first son was born in 1954. A second son was born in 1956. They bought a Copple built home nearby O.C. Johnson School so their sons would be close to school. They raised a family in this home and it provided for their needs for over 50 years.
Virginia was a Christian lady and a longtime member of First Baptist Church. Beginning in 1958, she served as Sunday School Teacher, VBS Teacher, Deaconess, Hospitality Committee member and mentored young women for many decades.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, David; her parents, Alma and Avery Gilliland; 4 brothers, Avery M., Ralph, Robert, and Eugene Gilliland; 2 sisters, Lucille Stacy and Lois Knoll; nephews, Robert Stacy, Jeff Gilliland, and Steve Platt.
She is survived by sister-in-law, Patricia Gilliland; 2 sons, David Jr. (Cathy) and Jim (Lavina) Platt; 6 grandchildren, Michael, David III, Catherine (James) Ferguson, Donald, Daniel (Stacey) Platt and Alyson (Tim) Butcher; 7 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews in Arizona and Texas.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the staff of Bee Hive Homes for their excellent care and love extended to Virginia these past 4 years.
Virginia's memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at Johnson Mortuary, 1415 S. 1st Avenue, Yuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Yuma.
Published in The Yuma Sun
on Mar. 17, 2015
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Virginia passed into her eternal reward on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beehive Home in Yuma, Az. She was born in Yuma, Arizona February 3, 1923, the 3rd of 7 children of a Railroad family. Her father began with the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1914 as a steam locomotive engineer. The family moved to Tucson during the Great Depression where work was more consistent. By 1936, they were able to move back to Yuma where Virginia attended 4th Avenue Grammar (Middle) School. She was a proud Yuma High Criminal 1938-1941.
She worked at Kress 5-10 cent store on Main Street where she was the "Candy Girl". She met a young CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Leader, David Platt, who recently was hired by the Bureau of Reclamation to install cement irrigation ditches in the Yuma Valley to deliver water to the various farms in Valley. They fell in love and were married in 1941. They moved that same year to San Francisco Bay area where her husband David got a job as a metallurgist at the Mare Island Navy Ship Yards. They were at the Golden Gate Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon when news came that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. They worked there until her husband could procure a birth certificate in order to enlist in the U.S. Army. When her husband went into the Army to fight during World War II, Virginia moved back to Yuma be with her family. She lived with her parents and worked at Sanguinetti's grocery store.
Upon her husband's return from Europe after WWII, her husband was able to be hired as a lineman with Arizona Edison (Arizona Public Service). They were able to acquire a surplus WWII barrack from the airport and use it as a shell to begin building their first home in "Okieville" on 18th Street and 1st Avenue. They would work all day long. At night, they worked on making the inside livable with water and electricity, then making the house into a home. They always said every couple needed to build their own home...once...but a marriage couldn't withstand building two!
By 1949, the Southern Pacific Railroad was hiring and was in need of Trainmen. Her husband tested and was hired as a Brakeman. They became 'railroaders' and "Boomed" across California and Oregon working where the jobs were. By 1953, Virginia became pregnant and they made the decision to move back to Yuma with the Southern Pacific where their first son was born in 1954. A second son was born in 1956. They bought a Copple built home nearby O.C. Johnson School so their sons would be close to school. They raised a family in this home and it provided for their needs for over 50 years.
Virginia was a Christian lady and a longtime member of First Baptist Church. Beginning in 1958, she served as Sunday School Teacher, VBS Teacher, Deaconess, Hospitality Committee member and mentored young women for many decades.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, David; her parents, Alma and Avery Gilliland; 4 brothers, Avery M., Ralph, Robert, and Eugene Gilliland; 2 sisters, Lucille Stacy and Lois Knoll; nephews, Robert Stacy, Jeff Gilliland, and Steve Platt.
She is survived by sister-in-law, Patricia Gilliland; 2 sons, David Jr. (Cathy) and Jim (Lavina) Platt; 6 grandchildren, Michael, David III, Catherine (James) Ferguson, Donald, Daniel (Stacey) Platt and Alyson (Tim) Butcher; 7 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews in Arizona and Texas.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the staff of Bee Hive Homes for their excellent care and love extended to Virginia these past 4 years.
Virginia's memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at Johnson Mortuary, 1415 S. 1st Avenue, Yuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Yuma.
Published in The Yuma Sun
on Mar. 17, 2015
Virginia Aileen Platt, 92, of Yuma, passed away at Bee Hive No. 1 Assisted Living Center. She was a homemaker.
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Virginia passed into her eternal reward on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beehive Home in Yuma, Az. She was born in Yuma, Arizona February 3, 1923, the 3rd of 7 children of a Railroad family. Her father began with the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1914 as a steam locomotive engineer. The family moved to Tucson during the Great Depression where work was more consistent. By 1936, they were able to move back to Yuma where Virginia attended 4th Avenue Grammar (Middle) School. She was a proud Yuma High Criminal 1938-1941.
She worked at Kress 5-10 cent store on Main Street where she was the "Candy Girl". She met a young CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Leader, David Platt, who recently was hired by the Bureau of Reclamation to install cement irrigation ditches in the Yuma Valley to deliver water to the various farms in Valley. They fell in love and were married in 1941. They moved that same year to San Francisco Bay area where her husband David got a job as a metallurgist at the Mare Island Navy Ship Yards. They were at the Golden Gate Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon when news came that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. They worked there until her husband could procure a birth certificate in order to enlist in the U.S. Army. When her husband went into the Army to fight during World War II, Virginia moved back to Yuma be with her family. She lived with her parents and worked at Sanguinetti's grocery store.
Upon her husband's return from Europe after WWII, her husband was able to be hired as a lineman with Arizona Edison (Arizona Public Service). They were able to acquire a surplus WWII barrack from the airport and use it as a shell to begin building their first home in "Okieville" on 18th Street and 1st Avenue. They would work all day long. At night, they worked on making the inside livable with water and electricity, then making the house into a home. They always said every couple needed to build their own home...once...but a marriage couldn't withstand building two!
By 1949, the Southern Pacific Railroad was hiring and was in need of Trainmen. Her husband tested and was hired as a Brakeman. They became 'railroaders' and "Boomed" across California and Oregon working where the jobs were. By 1953, Virginia became pregnant and they made the decision to move back to Yuma with the Southern Pacific where their first son was born in 1954. A second son was born in 1956. They bought a Copple built home nearby O.C. Johnson School so their sons would be close to school. They raised a family in this home and it provided for their needs for over 50 years.
Virginia was a Christian lady and a longtime member of First Baptist Church. Beginning in 1958, she served as Sunday School Teacher, VBS Teacher, Deaconess, Hospitality Committee member and mentored young women for many decades.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, David; her parents, Alma and Avery Gilliland; 4 brothers, Avery M., Ralph, Robert, and Eugene Gilliland; 2 sisters, Lucille Stacy and Lois Knoll; nephews, Robert Stacy, Jeff Gilliland, and Steve Platt.
She is survived by sister-in-law, Patricia Gilliland; 2 sons, David Jr. (Cathy) and Jim (Lavina) Platt; 6 grandchildren, Michael, David III, Catherine (James) Ferguson, Donald, Daniel (Stacey) Platt and Alyson (Tim) Butcher; 7 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews in Arizona and Texas.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the staff of Bee Hive Homes for their excellent care and love extended to Virginia these past 4 years.
Virginia's memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at Johnson Mortuary, 1415 S. 1st Avenue, Yuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Yuma.
Published in The Yuma Sun
on Mar. 17, 2015
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Virginia passed into her eternal reward on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beehive Home in Yuma, Az. She was born in Yuma, Arizona February 3, 1923, the 3rd of 7 children of a Railroad family. Her father began with the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1914 as a steam locomotive engineer. The family moved to Tucson during the Great Depression where work was more consistent. By 1936, they were able to move back to Yuma where Virginia attended 4th Avenue Grammar (Middle) School. She was a proud Yuma High Criminal 1938-1941.
She worked at Kress 5-10 cent store on Main Street where she was the "Candy Girl". She met a young CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Leader, David Platt, who recently was hired by the Bureau of Reclamation to install cement irrigation ditches in the Yuma Valley to deliver water to the various farms in Valley. They fell in love and were married in 1941. They moved that same year to San Francisco Bay area where her husband David got a job as a metallurgist at the Mare Island Navy Ship Yards. They were at the Golden Gate Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon when news came that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. They worked there until her husband could procure a birth certificate in order to enlist in the U.S. Army. When her husband went into the Army to fight during World War II, Virginia moved back to Yuma be with her family. She lived with her parents and worked at Sanguinetti's grocery store.
Upon her husband's return from Europe after WWII, her husband was able to be hired as a lineman with Arizona Edison (Arizona Public Service). They were able to acquire a surplus WWII barrack from the airport and use it as a shell to begin building their first home in "Okieville" on 18th Street and 1st Avenue. They would work all day long. At night, they worked on making the inside livable with water and electricity, then making the house into a home. They always said every couple needed to build their own home...once...but a marriage couldn't withstand building two!
By 1949, the Southern Pacific Railroad was hiring and was in need of Trainmen. Her husband tested and was hired as a Brakeman. They became 'railroaders' and "Boomed" across California and Oregon working where the jobs were. By 1953, Virginia became pregnant and they made the decision to move back to Yuma with the Southern Pacific where their first son was born in 1954. A second son was born in 1956. They bought a Copple built home nearby O.C. Johnson School so their sons would be close to school. They raised a family in this home and it provided for their needs for over 50 years.
Virginia was a Christian lady and a longtime member of First Baptist Church. Beginning in 1958, she served as Sunday School Teacher, VBS Teacher, Deaconess, Hospitality Committee member and mentored young women for many decades.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, David; her parents, Alma and Avery Gilliland; 4 brothers, Avery M., Ralph, Robert, and Eugene Gilliland; 2 sisters, Lucille Stacy and Lois Knoll; nephews, Robert Stacy, Jeff Gilliland, and Steve Platt.
She is survived by sister-in-law, Patricia Gilliland; 2 sons, David Jr. (Cathy) and Jim (Lavina) Platt; 6 grandchildren, Michael, David III, Catherine (James) Ferguson, Donald, Daniel (Stacey) Platt and Alyson (Tim) Butcher; 7 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews in Arizona and Texas.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the staff of Bee Hive Homes for their excellent care and love extended to Virginia these past 4 years.
Virginia's memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at Johnson Mortuary, 1415 S. 1st Avenue, Yuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Yuma.
Published in The Yuma Sun
on Mar. 17, 2015
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