Mildred Bush

Laura Mildred Gordon Bush, 93, of Swan Valley, Idaho, passed away September 8, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls of causes incident to age. Mildred was born December 30, 1917, in St. Maries, Idaho, the second of four girls born to Jacob T. Gordon and Anna Elizabeth Gordon. The girls all helped their parents on the farm as farm girls do. During the bad flu epidemic of the 1918-1919, Milly lost most of her hearing, which caused her much trouble and heartache throughout her life. She attended the School for the Blind and Deaf in Gooding, Idaho, where she learned to lip read and sign. It was in Gooding that she met and married her first husband, Clark Prince. They had one child, a daughter, Jean. Clark worked for the R&R Railroad and Jean enjoyed taking train rides. Clark passed away at an early age of cancer. Mildred then married Oscar Feezer, who was a truck driver at the time. After doing his tour of duty in Germany, they went to Nevada and he worked on the State Highway for many years. They later went to Alaska and Milly got her first hearing aids, which made it possible for her to enjoy life much more. They were making a permanent move to Swan Valley after working in India for over two years and Pakistan for two years, when Oscar had a stroke and died. Milly moved back to Oregon, where she loved to be. She had a very active and full life there, dancing, which she loved, seven or more times a week. She went on senior cruises and trips with her sisters and friends. She was married to Arnold J. Bush a short time before he passed away in 2006. Milly moved back to Swan Valley to be with her only family and Jean and her husband, Tony, took care of her there, along with her own special nurse, a grandson, Kelly. She was well taken care of and adored Kelly. Milly is preceded in death by her parents, her three husbands, two sisters, Helen and Lorraine, and is survived by her younger sister, Pauline Wolfe of St. Maries. Her only daughter, Jean, son-in-law, Tony, and eight grandchildren, Rocky (Nit) Hincks of Tacoma, WA, Barry Hincks of Boise, ID, Cody Hincks of Overton, Nevada, Clay (Debbie) Hincks of Rock Springs, Wyoming, Kelly Hincks of Swan Valley, ID, Lynn Hincks of Idaho Falls, ID, Cory Hincks of Boise, Idaho, and Brady (Astra) Hincks of Green River, WY. Private Family Services will be held at a later date.

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