Edith Kay Pocock, 86, of Colorado Springs, formerly of Fairplay, Colo., passed away on June 10, 2015.
Kay was born Sept. 7, 1928 in Fairplay to Warren and Irma King. She graduated from Fairplay High School, now South Park High School. In 1950 she married Robert Pocock at the Sheldon Jackson Presbyterian Church in Fairplay and together they owned and operated the Pocock Grocery Store. Bob died in 1990.
During high school and during the war, Kay worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Fairplay, then a title company and had a long career at the Fairplay Post Office where she was a friendly face to the many residents until her retirement in 1990. Kay was active in her church and the 4-H program in Fairplay during her daughter’s teenage years.
In 2002 she moved to Colorado Springs and lived at the Skyline Retirement Village and then the Broadmoor Court Assisted Living.
Kay loved spending time with her family. She had a passion for her favorite hobby, arrowhead hunting in South Park. She loved to travel and was very social and involved in her “retirement” communities. She was a proud and loyal Fairplay and South Park native.
She was preceded in death by her husband and brother Harley King.
A memorial has been established to the Park County Historical Society in memory of Kay, in care of Vessey Funeral Service, 2649 E. Mulberry St, A-1, Ft. Collins, CO 80524.
A graveside service was held on Aug. 15, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Fairplay Cemetery.
Kay was born Sept. 7, 1928 in Fairplay to Warren and Irma King. She graduated from Fairplay High School, now South Park High School. In 1950 she married Robert Pocock at the Sheldon Jackson Presbyterian Church in Fairplay and together they owned and operated the Pocock Grocery Store. Bob died in 1990.
During high school and during the war, Kay worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Fairplay, then a title company and had a long career at the Fairplay Post Office where she was a friendly face to the many residents until her retirement in 1990. Kay was active in her church and the 4-H program in Fairplay during her daughter’s teenage years.
In 2002 she moved to Colorado Springs and lived at the Skyline Retirement Village and then the Broadmoor Court Assisted Living.
Kay loved spending time with her family. She had a passion for her favorite hobby, arrowhead hunting in South Park. She loved to travel and was very social and involved in her “retirement” communities. She was a proud and loyal Fairplay and South Park native.
She was preceded in death by her husband and brother Harley King.
A memorial has been established to the Park County Historical Society in memory of Kay, in care of Vessey Funeral Service, 2649 E. Mulberry St, A-1, Ft. Collins, CO 80524.
A graveside service was held on Aug. 15, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Fairplay Cemetery.
Edith Kay Pocock, 86, of Colorado Springs, formerly of Fairplay, Colo., passed away on June 10, 2015.
Kay was born Sept. 7, 1928 in Fairplay to Warren and Irma King. She graduated from Fairplay High School, now South Park High School. In 1950 she married Robert Pocock at the Sheldon Jackson Presbyterian Church in Fairplay and together they owned and operated the Pocock Grocery Store. Bob died in 1990.
During high school and during the war, Kay worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Fairplay, then a title company and had a long career at the Fairplay Post Office where she was a friendly face to the many residents until her retirement in 1990. Kay was active in her church and the 4-H program in Fairplay during her daughter’s teenage years.
In 2002 she moved to Colorado Springs and lived at the Skyline Retirement Village and then the Broadmoor Court Assisted Living.
Kay loved spending time with her family. She had a passion for her favorite hobby, arrowhead hunting in South Park. She loved to travel and was very social and involved in her “retirement” communities. She was a proud and loyal Fairplay and South Park native.
She was preceded in death by her husband and brother Harley King.
A memorial has been established to the Park County Historical Society in memory of Kay, in care of Vessey Funeral Service, 2649 E. Mulberry St, A-1, Ft. Collins, CO 80524.
A graveside service was held on Aug. 15, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Fairplay Cemetery.
Kay was born Sept. 7, 1928 in Fairplay to Warren and Irma King. She graduated from Fairplay High School, now South Park High School. In 1950 she married Robert Pocock at the Sheldon Jackson Presbyterian Church in Fairplay and together they owned and operated the Pocock Grocery Store. Bob died in 1990.
During high school and during the war, Kay worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Fairplay, then a title company and had a long career at the Fairplay Post Office where she was a friendly face to the many residents until her retirement in 1990. Kay was active in her church and the 4-H program in Fairplay during her daughter’s teenage years.
In 2002 she moved to Colorado Springs and lived at the Skyline Retirement Village and then the Broadmoor Court Assisted Living.
Kay loved spending time with her family. She had a passion for her favorite hobby, arrowhead hunting in South Park. She loved to travel and was very social and involved in her “retirement” communities. She was a proud and loyal Fairplay and South Park native.
She was preceded in death by her husband and brother Harley King.
A memorial has been established to the Park County Historical Society in memory of Kay, in care of Vessey Funeral Service, 2649 E. Mulberry St, A-1, Ft. Collins, CO 80524.
A graveside service was held on Aug. 15, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Fairplay Cemetery.
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