her 97th birthday. Margaret was born on April 24, 1921, in Wichita, KS, to William Earl & Agnes
Hyatt. Margaret is survived by her three children, Michael Bush (Gretchen) of Sonoma, CA, and
Patricia Bush and Shari Henson, both of Colorado Springs. Michael was by her side when she
died, with her daughters attentively nearby. She was blessed with six grandchildren, Kevin
Prescott (Rae Lynn), Sean Prescott, Kelly Harrington (Monty), Amelia Kennedy, Austin Bush, and
Heather Hinrichsen, thirteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Margaret was preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, Lt. Col. Donald W. Bush, on
August 14, 2007, as well as her parents, her two brothers – Lyman Hyatt and Dick Hyatt, and
her sister, Eileen Isaacson.
Raised in Wichita, KS, Margaret’s family and friends called her “Ozzie” when she was a kid, a
nickname assigned to her by her mother and one she was quick to leave behind once she was
grown. Margaret graduated from Wichita East High School and married Don on May 8, 1942, at
Hillside Methodist Church of Wichita. In 1943, Don enlisted in the Air Force as an Aviation
Cadet, which took him to Europe for nearly two years during WWII. In the spring of 1944, their
first daughter, Patricia, was born while Don was away. Not long after the war, two more
children arrived: Michael, 1946, and Sharon, 1948.
One of her favorite occupations was color-tinting sepia portraits by hand. When Don was
recalled by the Air Force in 1951 as a Major to work in air traffic control, Margaret and the
children moved with him to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, OK. From there, Don and
Margaret began a 15-year tour of various stateside and overseas assignments. Settling most
times for only two years at a new base, Margaret took great pride as an officer’s wife and
mother in the care and keeping of their home and family. In 1966, Don and Margaret retired to
NM, moving later to Howard, CO, where they owned and operated Sugarbush Campground.
They moved to Colorado Springs in 1972, lived for several years in a mountain home in Chipita
Park, then settled again in Colorado Springs in 1988. A talented soprano, Margaret enjoyed
singing in duets, quartets, and choirs and listening to opera. She was an accomplished
homemaker and hostess, with an occasional flare for adventure, which prompted her to
experience indoor skydiving on her 90th birthday. She was a kind and loving mother, granny,
and aunt to her family.
A funeral service will be held at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home and Cemetery on Thursday,
April 29, at 11 a.m., followed by a graveside service.
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