October 14, 1923 – November 31, 2014
Margaret “Maggie” Lorraine Edgcomb Snyder passed away on November 31, 2014 at home. Maggie was born October 14, 1923 to Paul G. Krebs and Vernice Fleharty Krebs in Arkansas City, Kansas the third child born to the family after Paul, Jr and Robert Krebs. During her youth the family moved numerous times in order for Paul to find work during the depression. Her father’s father had owned a newspaper in Kaw, OK where her father learned to set type. This skill gave him opportunities and he was eventually able to own his own printing and newspaper business in several cities and towns over the years.
When Maggie was seven years old the family settled in Ponca City, OK where in 1941 she graduated from high school. At the beginning of World War II Maggie and brother Robert moved to Naples, CA near the Long Beach Naval Yard where she secured employment as a secretary as well as a seasonal job at a peach canning facility. After the war ended Maggie met Harry “Bud” Haines Edgcomb in Gold Beach, OR while visiting her parents who had resettled there. Bud and Maggie married on July 17, 1946 and moved to Los Angeles, CA where Bud entered the construction trade with his father. Two children were born to the couple: Terry Ann Edgcomb Turner on December 19,1948 and on September 14,1951 James Allen Edgcomb.
It was in Westchester, CA that Maggie, Bud and children built their home. It was a labor of love with Maggie hammering nails and painting. Maggie was an active member in the Westchester Woman’s Club, and the Westchester branch of the American Legion Woman’s Auxillary where in the early 1960’s she was installed as president.
Sadly in 1969 Bud died in a car accident. A few years later Maggie met Bill Snyder while on vacation in Mexico. They married June 16, 1971. Maggie enjoyed a lifelong love of travel. In the mid-1970’s Maggie and Bill moved to Palm Desert, CA for a sun-filled life enjoying the Sunrise County Country Club and Golf Course.
Maggie and Bill found summers too hot in California and in 1974 discovered Red Feather Lakes, CO. Enchanted with the area they bought property and built a home in Green Mountain Meadows. Maggie was a member of the Red Feather Historical Society, Red Hat Society Foxies and the Mountain Gals as well as the Livermore Woman’s Club. Maggie and Bill spent summers in the mountains and looked forward to winters golfing in California.
When the Currie LOX home and property came up for auction in 1986 Maggie and Bill were eager to bid and happily purchased the property. After a few years of hard work they had their dream home and Currie Lake to enjoy. Although Bill passed away in February 2001 Maggie was able to live in the LOX home to her last breath which is what she always wanted.