Yvonne Shockey, age 84, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Clinton Healthcare & Rehab Center, Clinton, Missouri. She was born March 19, 1930 to Louie and Helen Schimelfenig in Weatherby, Missouri. She had one brother, Sammy Schimelfenig of Wahpeton, North Dakota, and one sister, Mary Francis Schimelfenig who preceded her in death.

In June 1952 she married Raymond (Ray) Shockey. They moved around to follow construction and settled in Deepwater, Missouri in 1964. To this union a son, Sammy, and a daughter, Helen, were born. Yvonne had three stepsons; Jerry, Chester, and Curtis Shockey.

Yvonne belonged to the Methodist Church in Weatherby, Missouri. She sang at many services for the church. After moving to Deepwater she later moved to the Finey Area to care for Albert Stadler and Audara Stadler Lutjen until Ray had to be put in a nursing home in Clinton. She then moved into Deepwater Senior Housing in 1986 and started volunteering in the kitchen at the Deepwater Senior Center, until it closed. She loved to cook for everyone. Cooking and going to the Casino with her daughter, Helen, were her hobbies.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, two stepsons, and two grandchildren.

Survivors include her son, Sammy (Cindy Rhoads) Shockey, her daughter, Helen (Clifford) Crowder of Deepwater, Missouri, stepson, Chester Shockey of Clinton, Missouri, her grandchildren; Sammi, Randi, Christina, Robert, Clarica, Tammy, Raymond, Charles, Marla, Christopher, Shannon, Heather, Jessa, Justin, Cannon, Dusti, and Nicholas, along with several great and great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a host of other family and friends.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Maplewood Cemetery, Brownington, Missouri. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Services are under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.