Wilma Josephine Allen, 81, of Nampa, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at St. Al's Boise Hospital. Wilma was born to James and Gertrude Holloway on August 25, 1936 in Twin Falls, ID. After graduating from Filer High School in 1955, Wilma met her beloved husband of 57 years, Maurice, in February of 1959 and they married that August. They attended the First Christian Church of Twin Falls where they raised their three children. Wilma was greatly involved with 4-H and National Home Extension. In 1984, the family moved to Boise and settled in Nampa. Wilma was an avid member of Nampa Church of the Brethren, TOPS, and the American Sewing Guild. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, James and Gertrude; husband, Maurice; son-in-law, Steven Johnson; and great-granddaughter Xandra Jade Johnson. She is survived by her daughter Maurine (Steven) Johnson; daughter Cozette Bolshaw; son Mike (Kim) Allen; grandchildren: Rebecca and Benjamin Bolshaw, Matthew (Amy) and Christopher Johnson, John, Tylor (Syringa), and Cody Allen; two great-grandchildren Ryan and Wyatt Johnson; and siblings: Lucile (Gerald) Anderson, Claire (Marlene) Holloway, Loren (Joan) Holloway, and Warren Lee (Linda) Holloway. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 at Nampa Church of the Brethren, 11030 Orchard Ave in Nampa, with an interment at 3 p.m. in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, 2296 Kimberly Rd in Twin Falls. Arrangements by Zeyer Funeral Chapel, Nampa. 208-467-7300 To read the full obituary and/or express condolences visit zeyerfuneralchapel.com.
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