Bea Boston

1921 - 2018

Bea Boston
1921 ~ 2018
Bea Boston went to sleep in the peace of the Lord on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Bea lived life to please others and loved her family unconditionally. She was blessed with two daughters, Willean and Laurie, four grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren—all whom she adored, and she was affectionately known as "Grammie" by countless more.
Bea's loved ones will celebrate her life on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Potter Funeral Chapel in Emmett. Bea's family asks everyone planning to attend to please wear Huskie blue (and/or gear) or Bronco blue and orange to the ceremony.
Bea was born to an early Owyhee County pioneer family, Charles A. and Mary T. (Kelly) Johnston on August 2, 1921. Her family taught her the value of hard work, fairness, and the importance of lending a helping hand to others. She was proud to inherit her mother's hospitable Irish nature and enduring spirit.
Bea, her siblings, cousins, and neighbors attended a one-room school house in Wilson and she graduated from Melba High School in 1939.
While Bea and her father shopped in Nampa at a local corner grocery store, a young, tall, good-looking Southern boy caught her eye across the meat counter. She married Bill Boston on October 4, 1941 in Nampa and they shared 56 years of marriage.
She and Bill loved spending time at their Salmon Creek Ranch, located above Reynold's Creek in Owyhee County. This was her parents' homestead, and it always held a very special place in Bea's heart. She especially enjoyed taking her grandkids there to "rough it" with no running water or electricity.
Bea was known for her delicious home-cooking and her amazing ability to produce banquets from simple leftovers. She made the best sugar cookies, biscuits, and macaroni salad and her family would always request one or all of these specialties at their gatherings.
Bea was fortunate to have a close-knit and extended family in Emmett. Since 2005, Emmett became her second home while she lived with Willean and Denny. She became a dedicated "Huskie" and was also an avid Boise State Bronco fan.
Bea is survived by her two daughters and their husbands, Willean & Dennis White and Laurie Boston & Gus Crank; her grandchildren and their spouses, Wendy (White) & Matt Johnson, Jodie (White) & Travis Farnsworth, Heidee (White) & Tony Browne, and Bill & Sharla White; her great-grandchildren, Mason, Cael, and Tessa Farnsworth, Hunter, Carter, and Nick Browne, and Davis, Easton, Eliana, and Amalia White; her special cousin, Virginia Almquist, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death, by her parents, her husband Bill, her four brothers and her three sisters
Bea will be greatly missed by all who knew her, but her pioneer spirit, the lessons she taught, the recipes she shared, and the good times she spent with family and friends will live on in the hearts of her loved ones and cherished in their memories as her lasting legacy.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Huskies AAA Boosters, Kathy LaVergne at Emmett Middle School 301 E 4th St, Emmett, ID 83617 or to a charity of your choice.