It is with sadness that the family of Marion Edith (Lee) Bews - announce her passing on December 8th, 2011 at the age of 93, at Kelowna, B.C.

She is survived by her daughter Shannon Croft of Kelowna, her grandchildren Jeff of Vancouver, Karry of Langley and their father Keith Croft of Kelowna. She is further survived by her sisters Verna Routledge (Bill McGhee) and Laura Grieve, both of Kelowna, as well as eight nieces and nephews and their families.

Marion was predeceased by her husband Jack in 1982, her parents Charles and Marion Lee; her brother Reg Lee and her sister Sophie Foley. She is further predeceased by her brothers-in-law Harry Grieve, Dan Routledge, and Sid Foley as well as her sister-in-law Myrtle Lee.

Marion was born in Kamloops in 1918 and lived in Nanaimo, Powell River, Myrtle Point and Vancouver before returning to Kamloops where she started her business career. She went to school in Kamloops and always considered Kamloops her home. Her first job was with the Kamloops Sentinel as a stenographer and court reporter. She moved on to CFJC radio for 3 years before being lured by "Big" Jim Browne to CKOV and the Okanagan Valley in 1943.

Marion was Secretary to the Browne Family of CKOV, "Big" Jim, Jim and Jamie, as well as Director and Secretary of Okanagan Broadcasters Ltd. She was one of B.C's Pioneer Women in Radio, with her first program called Cy and I in the late 40ís. She met her husband Jack at CKOV (who later became the station's News Director - "Jack Bews with the News") and they both worked at the station until their retirement in the late 70's.

Memorial Service for Marion will be held on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Springfield Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Southern Interior Cancer Centre or the KGH Foundation.

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