Residence: Monticello (formerly of Idaville), Indiana
Died: Thursday, July 05, 2012
Location: 9:09 p.m., at the St. Elizabeth East Hospital of Lafayette, Indiana
 
 
Age: 88
Date of Birth: Saturday, July 21, 1923
Birth place:

 

 
Father: William E. Brooks
 
Mother: Gladys ( McCloud ) Brooks
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Lived in the Monticello, Indiana, community since 2010, coming from Idaville, Indiana
Funeral Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Keith Raderstorf
Burial will take place:
Idaville Cemetery in Idaville, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, July 9, 2012, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
A beloved Mother and Grandmother, Virginia (Jiggs) was a 1941 graduate of Idaville High School, where she was a Green Streak Cheerleader. She married her high school sweetheart, Ed Godlove, on April 24, 1942. Together they attended and became members of the Idaville First Church of God.



Jiggs lived a life full of experience and family. During WWII, she and a group of local women drove daily to the Kingsbury Munitions Plant in Kingsbury, Indiana (outside of LaPorte) to support the men at war through making munitions. Early in her marriage, she and husband Ed were blessed with two sons, Gary and Mike. Although her soul mate Ed, passed away far too early in 1951 due to illness, she dedicated her life to raising her boys. Through the blessings of God, Jiggs was asked to care for a newborn boy, Doug Phelps, who became her third son. Later in life she was blessed with four special grandchildren.



Jiggs was a US postal clerk, retiring at the age of 76 in 1999, but she filled her spare time in her garden growing the fruits of her labor, including her favorite, strawberries. In the winter months she spent her time listening to books on tape, baking, sewing and crocheting. Her true winter love, however, was sledding with her grandchildren. Jiggs valued hard work and always kept a focus on serving the Lord God in all of her work. Her kind spirit will be remembered by all who loved her.


Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Idaville Church of God, Building Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On April 24, 1942, in Monticello, Indiana, she married to Charles Edwin "Ed" Godlove. He died April 10, 1951.
Survivors include:
Sons, Gary (wife Ginny) Godlove of Glendale, Arizona; Mike (wife Patty) Godlove of Monticello, Indiana, and Doug (wife Luann) Phelps of Monticello, Indiana;Grandchildren,Robison Godlove of Petaluma, California,Libby Godlove (husband Nathan Hazelwood) of Plano, Texas, andBlake and Brandon Phelps, both of Monticello, Indiana;Sisters,Jean Butt of Arizona, andEsther (husband Bill) Baer of Buffalo, Indiana;Brother,Harold "Bunk" (wife Jo) Brooks of Monticello, Indiana;Sisters-in-law,Alma Brooks and Ruth Brooks;Brother-in-law,Pete Adams
Preceded in Death:
Parents, William E. and Gladys (McCloud)Brooks; Husband, Charles Edwin "Ed" Godlove;Sister,Laura "Chub" Adams;Brothers,Jack Brooks and Robert Brooks.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488