Baker City, Baker County, Oregon
Wilma Beggs Lockwood, 86, of Baker City, died Jan. 7, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
Her memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Ms. Lockwood was born Nov. 27, 1916, at Baker City, a daughter of Glenn and Bessie Beggs Lockwood. She was a clothes buyer for HC Stevens for many years and ran the local store until the mid-1950s when she chose to stay at home to take care of her mother, Bessie Lockwood, and later her father, Glenn Lockwood.
Ms. Lockwood was known as the cat lady on Resort Street and swore she only owned one while she fed 50 of them. The family expressed appreciation to Bryan Tweit for his care of her for the last seven years.
Survivors include her nephew, Marshall Lockwood, and his wife, Marna; niece, Hollis Emery, and husband, Bill; grandnieces and grandnephew, Marcia Lockwood, Daniel Mastrude, Ashley Mastrude and Jessica Mastrude; and great-grandniece, Jocelynn.
She was preceded in death by Kenneth Lockwood.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice through the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, January, 10, 2003
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
