Longtime Shattuck resident, Winnie Lou (Craig) Burge, passed from this life on November 22, 2012 with her family at her side. Winnie was born October 9, 1920 on the family farm near Hennessey, OK. She was the second child of Mary (Grabill) and Mason Craig. Winnie grew up in the Hennessey area and graduated from Hennessey High School.
On June 2, 1940, Winnie was united in marriage to Leland Lavere Burge at Hennessey where they made their home for a time. They joyfully welcomed the births of their three children, Jerry Ray, Kay Sue and Jim. The family made their home primarily in Oklahoma living in Dover, Okeene, and Kingfisher, as well as Shattuck, but also lived for a time in Buchanan, Michigan and Olathe, Kansas.
Winnie accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and was baptized in October of 1954 in Kingfisher, OK. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Shattuck where she enjoyed helping in Bible School, teaching Sunday school, and being a member of several pulpit committees. Winnie spent many years in retail sales while living in Shattuck. She started working for Kough's Department Store in November of 1969 and worked through 1984. In 1986 Winnie began working at Ruffin's Department store and continued there through 2000. She really enjoyed the interaction with all the folks who came by to shop.
Quilting, painting, working in her garden, and being with her family were among the many joys in Winnie's life.
Winnie was preceded in death by her husband, Lavere of 68 years, son Jerry Ray Burge; her parents Mary and Mason Craig; brother Virgil Craig; sister-in-law Barbara Craig; sister Mazie Craig; father and mother-in-law Buford and Ora Burge; sisters-in-law Atha Mott, Wilma Shaw, Hazel Burge and Becky Burge; brothers-in-law Harry Mott, Frank Shaw, Emerson Burge and Clifford Burge.
Those remaining are Winnie's son Jim Burge and wife Debbie; daughter Kay Carnagey and husband Billy; sisters-in-law Marie "Tootsie" Henry and husband Jack; sister-in-law Anna Jo Burge, five grandchildren Justin (Jenny) Carnagey, Shannon Heglin, Whitney (Matt) Cheek, Blake (Shanna) Burge and Macy Burge; five great-grandchildren Lane, Landon and Laken Carnagey, Slater Heglin and Sam Cheek and many, many friends.

Funeral Services were held on Monday November 26, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Shattuck, OK with burial following at the Hennessey Cemetery, Hennessey, OK. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Shattuck. Services under the direction of Shaw Funeral Home of Shattuck, OK.