Beverly LaRue Slack Goodloe

June 16, 1930 - May 13, 2024

Beverly LaRue Slack Goodloe passed away on May 13, 2024, at her home in Winnemucca, Nevada.
She was born on June 16, 1930, to John Edward Slack and Rosalind Mariam Pence in Mountain Home, Idaho.
Beverly lived in Bruneau, Idaho at the T Ranch with her parents and older sister, Patricia “Pat”.
When Bev was 4 and Pat was 6, their father died of nephritis. Pat and Bev’s grandparents (Arthur Jr. and Edith Pence) helped raise these two wild sisters.
When Beverly was 9, Rosalind married Bill Wegman adding three more siblings, William, Judith, and John “Johnny”.
The family moved to Homedale, Idaho and purchased the Rosalind Theater where Beverly and Pat worked many hours after school.
Beverly graduated from the Homedale High School and went on to become a registered nurse at the St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise.
On August 5, 1952, Beverly married Vernon Leonard Goodloe. Together they had three children, Monte, Vicki, and Teri.
In 1958, Vernon moved his family to the Sheldon Antelope Refuge where he was employed with Wegman Brothers Rose stone Rock Quarry. In 1961, they moved to Denio, Nevada.
Vernon passed away in 1974 and Beverly continued to live in Denio until she was 88, spending her last 5 years in Winnemucca, Nevada.
Beverly had many jobs while living in Denio; restaurant worker, school janitor, school bus driver, and because she had been a registered nurse, attended many car wrecks and took care of anyone who needed medical attention. Finally in 1974, she became the Denio Postmaster, retiring after 20 years of dedicated service.
Beverly’s son, Monte passed away on September 24, 2022.
She is survived by her daughters, Vicki Goodloe, and Teri (John) Peter. Granddaughters, Shannon (Jamie) Haskins (Kylie, Vance) and Johni (Doug) Santucci, (Gage).
Her sister, Judith (Kris) Lethin, their sons; Bill, Dan, Kris and Tim and her sister-in-law, Grace Wegman, and her children; Lee Wegman, Betty Miller, and Suzanne Milton. Numerous Nieces and nephews.
Beverly lived a long and beautiful life. She was a survivor.