Elva Mae Nearing Meredith

Elva Mae Nearing Meredith left her earthly home after a 48 year struggle with multiple sclerosis on June 23, 2018 at Edgewood Spring Creek Manor Assisted Living in American Falls, ID. Elva was born December 30, 1929 to Bill and Mae Nearing in Kellogg, Idaho. She was the 6th of 12 children, one sister passing away at birth. Although Elva was very timid and bashful as a child, she had a tender heart, desire to excel, and unparalleled work ethic. This motivated her to have a goal to graduate from high school, and she was the first of her siblings to achieve this accomplishment. After high school she became a cook at a mining camp in Page, Idaho where she had lived throughout her childhood. It was there she met her sweetheart, Gordon Meredith. They married February 23, 1949 in Coeur d’Alene, ID. After a short time they moved to southern California, where they became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and were later sealed as a family to their daughter Karen Marie and son William (Bill) Gordon, for time and all eternity in the Los Angeles Temple.