William Maxie Shockey
Samsonite employee, 72 – William “Bill” Maxie Shockey of Akron, a former Samsonite employee, died Feb. 9. He was 72. Services were Feb. 17 at Brenner Funeral Home in Akron. Interment was at Akron Cemetery. He was born Dec. 11, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo. He worked for Shwadyer Brothers-Samsonite Luggage Co. in Denver for 15 years. He moved to Otis in 1968. His interests included country music and bingo. He is survived by six sisters, Ella Awmiller and Mary Towell, both of Otis, Hazel Hirsch and Helen Case, both of Brighton, Jannie Standley, Lakewood, and Anna M. Dickinson, Highlands Ranch.
Denver Post, The (CO) – February 25, 2000