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Margaret Beardsley

Margaret Beardsley, 79, of Devola passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at her home with her family by her side.  She was born March 4, 1936, in Lowell a daughter of the late Lewis W. and Ethel F. Brothers Leonhart.
 
Margie’s first priority was to care for her family.  She liked to  host Tea Parties as Mrs. McGuillicutty and enjoyed gardening.  Shopping was her favorite hobby and she was always able to find fantastic bargains and had her Christmas shopping done by March.  She ran a Senior Citizens group, “Senior-Sennetters,” organizing activities and was an advisor.  Margie was a Big Sister and loved to adopt elderly neighbors and visit with them in nursing homes. She was a 1953 graduate of Lowell High School.
 
On September 19, 1954, she married Lloyd Beardsley who survives with their son Randall Ray Beardsley of Corte Madera, CA and their daughter Holly K. Beardsley Nelson of Baldwinsville, NY and grandson Ryan Earle Nelson.  She is also survived by her sisters in Lowell, Jeanette Matthews and Jeri Lang.  She was preceded in death by her sister Joanne Strahler.
 
Friends may call on Wednesday (Apr. 29) from 2-4 & 6-8 at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home.  A memorial will be held on Thursday at 11:00am at the First Congregational Church.  Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.Lankfordfh.com. 
 
Memorial contributions may be made to Marietta Home Health and Hospice.