May 15th, 1944 - February 19th, 2022
Eydie Udeen Hockett passed away on February 19, 2022 in Louisville, CO with her family by her side. She was 77. Eydie was born August 15, 1944 in Andover, KS. She was raised by her mother, Irma (Nelson) Mullins and father, Robert E. Mullins, in Andover and Wichita, Kansas, before moving to Boulder, CO in 1958. There she met the love of her life, Howard Wendell Hockett. They were married on February 16, 1963 and they enjoyed over 35 years together until his passing in 2000. Eydie remained in Boulder until 2020, when she moved to Broomfield, CO. She worked at the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s office, Boulder Valley Public Schools, and then for many years in State Farm Insurance offices, where she made close friends and enjoyed helping countless clients with their policies and claims. Eydie enjoyed spending time with her family, watching Westerns, playing slot machines, playing board
and card games, traveling, bowling, and dancing.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers, Allen L. Wilson of Longmont, CO and Alfred L. Wilson of Wichita, KS, her father-in-law, Wendell C. Hockett, mother-in-law, Verda B. Hockett, and brother-in-law, Ronald L. Hockett.
Eydie is survived by her two children, Robert L. (Laura) Hockett of Wellesley, MA and Stacey L. (Adam) Morgan of Westminster, CO, four grandchildren, Julia L. Hockett of Zurich, CH, Diana L. Hockett of Boston, MA, Sara A. Hockett, of London, UK, and Benjamin T. Morgan of Westminster, CO, brother Robert E. (Eleanor) Mullins, Jr. of Lakewood, CO, sisters-in-law Sigrid Wilson of Longmont, CO, Judy D. Larson of Westminster, CO, and Mona Wilson of Wichita, KS, brother-in-law Robert P. Larson of Westminster, CO, nieces Carmen Gibson (Famuer Rasmussen, Jr.) of Longmont, CO, Karen Geisler of Loveland, CO, Brandi C. (Eric) Waters of Tacoma, WA, Elaine C. (Michael) Fay of San Diego, CA, Melissa L. (Greg) Nunn of Temecula, CA, and Stephanie C. Hooker of CO, nephews Gary L. (Angela) Wilson of Erie, CO, Robert E. Mullins III of Venice Beach, CA, Corey Moore of AR, and David W. Hockett of GA, aunt Violet L. West of Wichita, KS, and other extended family in Colorado, Kansas, and elsewhere.
A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Greenwood & Myers Mortuary, 2969 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO, 80303, with an on-site reception to follow. Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, 2323 55 th Street, Boulder, CO, 80301,
or https://www.boulderhumane.org.
To attend the funeral virtually through Zoom, the meeting ID number is 813 4470 7484, or join from this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81344707484, or this telephone number: +1 (720) 707-2699.
