This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GOODSON, PINTER, DUNCAN, RAINES, LANIUS, STRODT, OWENS, JENKINS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lNB.2ACI/4283 Message Board Post: Verda Gertrude Pinter was born May 10, 1914 in Hazel Creek, Missouri, the youngest daughter of the late James R. and Lucy Jane (Duncan) Goodson. She departed this life Thursday, March 2, 2006 in Washington, Missouri at the age of ninety-one years. Verda was united in marriage to Joseph Pinter, Sr. on July 26, 1947. Two children were born to this union. Verda leaves to survive her a daughter, Mary Jane Raines of St. Louis, Missouri; a son, Joseph Pinter, Jr. and wife Coleen of Villa Ridge, Missouri; four grandchildren, Ricky and Mike Lanius and Nicole and Nathan Pinter; a dear sister-in-law, Mary; and many other relatives and friends. Verda was a very special aunt to many of her nieces and nephews who lovingly called her "Bubbie." In addition to her parents and husband, Verda was preceded in death by four sisters, Hazel Goodson, Marge Edith Strodt, Myrtle E. Owens and Ethel Mae Jenkins and two brothers, David Goodson and Bill Goodson. After the passing of her husband, Verda lived by herself in the family home. Later she was joined by her daughter, Mary Jane, who moved in with her mother to keep her company and help with her care. As the home became too much of a burden, she sold it and went to live with her son and daughter-in-law in Villa Ridge, Missouri where she was lovingly cared for. After declining health and the need for constant care, she moved to the Cedar Crest Facility in Washington, Missouri where she passed away. Verda was a homemaker and a very talented self-taught seamstress who enjoyed sewing for her family and friends. She also had a love for flowers, especially roses. With her green thumb, she would take a cutting from a flower or rose bush and it would become a beautiful creation in her yard.The family honored her love for roses with a beautiful casketpiece made entirely of red roses. Verda was a remarkable person, not only for her longevity but also for the love and joy she brought to all around her. She will be missed and remembered by all who were privileged to have known her. While her loss brought tears to those left behind, there was a joyous reunion in Heaven. Being the youngest and last living child of Jim Riley and Lucy Jane Goodson, their family has come full circle and is once more complete. Visitation for Verda was held Monday, March 6, 2006 from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Kutis Affton Funeral Home in St. Louis, Missouri. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 11;30 a.m. at the Kutis Chapel. Burial took place in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Independent Journal, Potosi, MO, Thursday, March 23, 2006