Independent Enterprise
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Mabel F. Lockner, 96, of Boise, died Thursday, May 22, 2003, at home of natural causes. A graveside funeral service was held Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at Riverside Cemetery in Payette under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel in Boise.
Mabel was born Sept. 13, 1906, in Fruitland, to William N. and Mary L. (Huff) McConnell. She and Charlie O. Lockner were married Nov. 23, 1927 in Fruitland. She lived most of her life in Fruitland. Charlie died in 1977 and in 1979 Mabel moved to Boise.
She was a homemaker all her life and loved her family. Mabel enjoyed crocheting and won numerous ribbons for her afghans at the Idaho State Fair over the years.
Survivors include five daughters, May and Owen Putnam of Nampa; Roberta and Wayne Dillon of Anchorage, Alaska; Lola and Art Jensen of Lakewood, Calif.; Alice Burks of Junction City, Ore.; Fern and Glade Wakerlig of Boise; two sons, John and Carolyn Lockner of Arden, Wash. and Jim and Goldie Lockner of Reno, Nev.; 22 grand children, 52 great grandchildren and 21 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Mary, four sisters, four brothers, two granddaughters and one great grandson.
I'm Free
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free.
I'm following the path God has laid, you see.
I took His hand when I heard Him call.
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void.
Then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss.
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much.
Good friends, good times and a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee.
God wanted me now. He set me free!
