August 06, 1932 - February 01, 2024
Verlan Edward Pinson passed away February 1st, 2024, at home, with his wife Virginia at his side, after a long struggle with dementia and Parkinsons. Verlan was born on August 6th 1932 in Almyra Washington on his uncle Ira?s wheat farm with a doctor attending. Verlan?s household consisted of his parents Truman Edward Pinson and Antoinette Hance Pinson, his two brothers Stanley and Rudy, his grandparents Hugh and Anna Marie Bohan Pinson and his uncle Everette Pinson. Verlan?s grandparents had a great deal to do with his upbringing. In 1950 he quit high school and joined the Air Force where he served 2 years in Rhein Main Germany and 2 ? years in Neuburg Germany and returned to the USA with an honorable discharge. Verlan then applied for a position at the McLellan Air Force Base working Civil Service as an aircraft mechanic. This is where he met his Claudia, where she was working Civil Service as well. They married 6 months later, and then he reenlisted in the Air Force in the latter part of 1956. In 1956 Verlan was stationed at McCord AFB then in 1957 transferred to Elmendorf AFB where he and Claudia joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and were later sealed in the Alberta Canada temple. In 1960 he was transferred in Kincheloe Michigan AFB, then in 1965 transferred to Hickam HI AFB on O?ahu Island. In 1968 he was transferred to Thailand and in 1971 again transferred to Minot Strategic Air Command Base in North Dakota where he served 2 years and was then honorably discharged in December 1973. Before the year was out, Verlan and Claudia moved to Spokane WA and bought a lovely A-Frame home where they lived for 14 years. They lost their home to a fire in 1987, and rebuilt it in 1988. In 1994 they sold their home and moved to Durant OK where they lived for 5 years and then moved to Everson WA in 1999. On January 13th 2003 after 47 years of marriage, Claudia passed away at the age of 86. On July 2nd 2005 Verlan married Virginia J Crapo, for time only, in the Spokane WA Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Verlan and Virginia were called to serve a mission for the LDS church at the LDS Employment Center in Bellingham and served for a year and a half. In 2007 they moved to Spokane Valley WA where they were called to serve another mission for the LDS Church at the LDS Employment Center, serving for another year. During that time, they were also called to serve as temple workers in the Spokane LDS temple and as ward missionaries for the East Valley Ward, serving in both positions for eight years. Verlan was a very energetic, caring man who loved serving others and fixing broken thin
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