- Date Of Birth: October 3, 1928
- Date Of Death: December 18, 2018
- State: Idaho
Gladys Loretta Shook Newby, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 18, 2018, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.
She was born October 3, 1928, to Guy M. and Mamie Estes Shook in Boise, Idaho. She was the seventh child of a family of eight. Born prematurely, at 3 ½ lbs., she was kept in a shoebox incubator attended by her grandmother.
All of the Shook children received their education in Boise, keeping in touch throughout their lives. She graduated from Boise High School and, during her junior year, began working for Mountain Bell Telephone Company as a switchboard operator. She continued that job until her wedding day.
She married Bill Joseph Newby on September 2, 1950, in Boise, Idaho.
