Marjorie Lockwood

Marjorie G. Lockwood, 92, of Bluffton passed away during the evening of Wednesday, June 18, at her residence at River Terrace Estates. Marjorie was born in Bluffton, IN to William B. and Edna Grim. She graduated from high school in Bluffton and then from The University of Iowa, Iowa City, as a journalism major. After graduation she worked in New York City where she met her first husband, Dr. Adrian Recinos Jr., and later had two sons in northern Virginia, Adrian III and William Edward, the latter of whom died in an accident in 1985. Marge was very independent and held several interesting employment positions in Washington D.C. during her younger years. She was "Social Secretary" to Mrs. John Foster Dulles, wife of the Secretary of State under President Eisenhower. Later she administered the Decatur House for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She always looked forward to her weekly bridge club and the Bay View Reading Club. In 1977 Marge married a second time to her loving old high school suitor, Cecil Lockwood Jr. of Bluffton. Cecil had three grown sons from his first marriage, Philip Lockwood of Bluffton, Thomas Lockwood of Fort Wayne and John Lockwood of Philadelphia. She and Cec lived happily together in Bluffton until his death in 1999. Besides those mentioned above, Marge is survived by five second-degree Recinos grand children, William, Evan, Adrian IV, R. Caldwell, and Ellen Marjorie . And by two great grand children, Carmen and Claire Recinos, with William and wife Joanna. She is also survived by a daughter-in-law Kathy Recinos of Virginia, and like a daughter and dear friend Trudy Murray of Bluffton, and a former daughter-in-law Claudia Recinos Newkofsky of New York. Since Marge told us that she would come back and haunt us if we had a funeral or memorial service for her, we will have a small family gathering for her at a later time. Friends can visit with Marjorie’s family on Sunday, August 3, 2014, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Independent Living Room at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. And because Marge was a voracious reader and followed Friends of the Library at the Bluffton Public Library, memorial gifts in her name may kindly made to the Friends of the Library through the funeral home. Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home is serving the Lockwood family. Friends can send online condolences to the family at www.thomarich.com.

Marjorie Lockwood

January 21, 1922 - June 19, 2014