1932
Margie
2017
Margie Esther Slocum
September 4, 1932 — June 18, 2017
Margie E. Slocum, age 84, of Hastings passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 after a long and joyful life.
She was born September 4, 1932, the eldest of seven children, to Marguerite (DeMott) and Keet Tobias. She was raised on the family farm where she learned the rewards of hard work and the pleasure of family love. She attended Hinds rural school and graduated Hastings High school in 1950. She graduated Barry County Normal in 1951 and began her teaching career in many of the rural schools including Weeks and Durfee. She married Gordon Case in 1952 with that marriage ending in divorce. While raising her four children, she resumed her studies at WMU and earned her bachelor degree in 1969. She taught first grade at McFall Elementary for many years and retired from Thornapple Kellogg Schools in 1994.
Margie married Jack Slocum in 1986 and together they enjoyed traveling, attending MSU football and basketball games, and most of all, they shared the joy of family gatherings. She loved to read and enjoyed volunteering her time and talents. She stayed close to her High School classmates through class reunions and special luncheons.
Margie was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, was involved in 4-H leadership and was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she served in many roles including leadership of the United Methodist Women.
Margie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jack Slocum, her brother, Edger Tobias, sister-in-law, Phyllis Tobias and brother-in-law, Philip Armstrong.
Margie is survived by sons, Larry (Barbara) Case, Douglas (Mary) Case, David (Denise) Case, daughter Julie (Wayne) Rose; grandchildren, Jeremy (Andrea) Case, Joshua (Casey) Case, Carley (Michael) Regelean, Catherine (Darnell Day) Case, Clayton (Jennifer) Case, Jessica (Joe) Shaeffer, Chelsa (Gordon) Bivens, Keeton Rose, Hannah (Jon Garrett) Case and Olivia Rose; great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Elliot, and Alexa Case, Madisyn and Mitchell Case, Mae Regelean, Reuben, Olive, and Opal Day, Darren, Nora, and Josephine Case, Mikayla and Roman Shaeffer, Chance, Hailey, Violet, and Eden Bivens; brothers, Ronald (Carol) Tobias, Jerry (Renee Stockham)Tobias, Richard (Virginia) Tobias, sisters, Lois (Don)Bowers and Pauline Armstrong.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green St. Hastings, MI 49058, Barry Community Foundation, 231 S. Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058 or the Habitat for Humanity Barry County, PO Box 234. Hastings, MI 49058.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 25 from 6-8pm at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S. Broadway, Hastings. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 26 at 11am at the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green St., Hastings. Rev. Dr. Buff Coe and Pastor Tom Evans will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Cedar Creek Cemetery, Delton, Michigan.
She was born September 4, 1932, the eldest of seven children, to Marguerite (DeMott) and Keet Tobias. She was raised on the family farm where she learned the rewards of hard work and the pleasure of family love. She attended Hinds rural school and graduated Hastings High school in 1950. She graduated Barry County Normal in 1951 and began her teaching career in many of the rural schools including Weeks and Durfee. She married Gordon Case in 1952 with that marriage ending in divorce. While raising her four children, she resumed her studies at WMU and earned her bachelor degree in 1969. She taught first grade at McFall Elementary for many years and retired from Thornapple Kellogg Schools in 1994.
Margie married Jack Slocum in 1986 and together they enjoyed traveling, attending MSU football and basketball games, and most of all, they shared the joy of family gatherings. She loved to read and enjoyed volunteering her time and talents. She stayed close to her High School classmates through class reunions and special luncheons.
Margie was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, was involved in 4-H leadership and was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she served in many roles including leadership of the United Methodist Women.
Margie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jack Slocum, her brother, Edger Tobias, sister-in-law, Phyllis Tobias and brother-in-law, Philip Armstrong.
Margie is survived by sons, Larry (Barbara) Case, Douglas (Mary) Case, David (Denise) Case, daughter Julie (Wayne) Rose; grandchildren, Jeremy (Andrea) Case, Joshua (Casey) Case, Carley (Michael) Regelean, Catherine (Darnell Day) Case, Clayton (Jennifer) Case, Jessica (Joe) Shaeffer, Chelsa (Gordon) Bivens, Keeton Rose, Hannah (Jon Garrett) Case and Olivia Rose; great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Elliot, and Alexa Case, Madisyn and Mitchell Case, Mae Regelean, Reuben, Olive, and Opal Day, Darren, Nora, and Josephine Case, Mikayla and Roman Shaeffer, Chance, Hailey, Violet, and Eden Bivens; brothers, Ronald (Carol) Tobias, Jerry (Renee Stockham)Tobias, Richard (Virginia) Tobias, sisters, Lois (Don)Bowers and Pauline Armstrong.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green St. Hastings, MI 49058, Barry Community Foundation, 231 S. Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058 or the Habitat for Humanity Barry County, PO Box 234. Hastings, MI 49058.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 25 from 6-8pm at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S. Broadway, Hastings. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 26 at 11am at the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green St., Hastings. Rev. Dr. Buff Coe and Pastor Tom Evans will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Cedar Creek Cemetery, Delton, Michigan.
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