After a lengthy battle with congestive heart failure, Margaret Ann (Shockey) Baker entered eternal life Feb. 10, 2013.Marge was born on Feb. 19, 1934, in Atchison, Kan., to Frank and Gladys Jenkins Shockey. After graduating high school in 1952, Margaret married James Allen Baker (LHS Class of 1952) and the couple moved to Washington state for a short time before moving on to Wyoming, where she and Jim owned and ran several successful businesses, including oil drilling, a car wash and Curly’s Bar in Osage. Marge continued operating their businesses for several years following Jim’s death in 1968. Marge stayed in Wyoming and raised her two children and lived there until moving to Colorado in 2002.
Marge was an active member in the Christ Church Episcopal in Newcastle, and this year she celebrated 50 years of membership in The Eastern Star.
She is survived by three sisters, Betty Nelson of Midland, Texas, Rosemary Cornforth (LHS Class if 1948) and Dee Simpson (LHS Class of 1949), both of Leavenworth, Kan., and one brother, Louie Shockey, of Atchison. She is also survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Valorie and Jerry Lowe of Sarasota, Fla; her son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Becky Baker, Johnstown, Colo.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Marge was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Bill, Jim, Jack and Paul Shockey (LHS Class of 1955); and two sisters, Loretta Shockey and Bessie Simpson.
Marge’s wit, sense of humor, contagious smile and beautiful eyes will be missed by all who ever knew her. Her final wish was to not have a funeral ceremony. A short viewing for the family was held in Broomfield, Colo., on Feb. 14. The family has requested that in honor of Marge a donation be made to a charity of your choosing.
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