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IN LOVING MEMORY OF V. Joyce (Cooke) Hoffman Shaw
V. Joyce
(Cooke) Hoffman Shaw
February 13, 2018
V. Joyce (Cooke) Hoffman Shaw's Obituary
HAYSVILLE, KANSAS
VALERIA JOYCE (COOKE) HOFFMAN SHAW
, 102 years, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. She was born in rural Beaver County, Oklahoma to Clarence Elmer Cooke and Edith Pearl (Turpin) Cooke. Her dad was a railroad man so her family moved a lot. Joyce started in school at Perryton, Texas. At the age of 9 they moved to her grandparents home southeast of Homewood, Kansas, where she remembered walking to school in the winter in all kinds of weather. In 7
th
and 8
th
grades she finished her schooling in Burrton, Kansas. In 1932 she married and raised a family of 4 girls and 3 sons. She then went to work in Wichita at the Southwestern Grease Co. and in a nursing home as a nurses aide, then at the Union Depot until it closed. One of her last jobs was at 'Betty's Coffee Pot for 8 years. At age 62 her children encouraged her to retire, at which time she did and then moved here to assist her sister in caring for their Mother. Joyce loved writing poetry, of which some of her poems were made into songs. She also enjoyed crafts such as making wall hangings and pillow, collecting salt and pepper shakers along with a bird collection. She loved to travel with family and friends, of which going to the Casino may be part of their trips. Most of all she treasured her family and time with them. She is survived by her children Shirley Rafferty and LeRoy Hoffman of Waco, Texas, Zella (Gary) Bazil of Haysville, Kansas, Sharon Adams and Ella Mae Yager of Wichita, Kansas; 16 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren, 19 great-great grandchildren, 1 great-great-great granddaughter; many other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husbands Gilbert Hoffman and Benny Shaw, sons Willis Hoffman and Eugene Hoffman, parents Elmer Cooke, Edith and Earl Stevenson, brothers Charles, Howard and Marion Cooke, sister Francis Shaw and daughter-in-law Billie Hoffman.
Memorials
may be designated in her memory to RiverCross Hospice, 251 S. Whittier, Wichita, Ks 67207.
Visitation
5-7 p.m., Monday, February 19, and
Service
10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 20, both held at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, 100 S. Cedar, Valley Center, Kansas. Graveside following at Halstead Cemetery, Halstead, Kansas. Condolences may be left for the family at www.bakerfhvc.com
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