Margaret Ellen Busby, 78, of Newport, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at Baptist Hospital at Little Rock. She was born Jan. 24, 1932 in Jackson County, the daughter of Monroe and Neta Davis Milligan.
Margaret owned and operated Modern Beauty Shop in Newport for 15 years. She then worked with Merchants & Planters Bank, retiring as a Bookkeeping Supervisor after 27 years of service.
Margaret was a member of the Holden Avenue Church of Christ, active in B&PW, serving as president in 1985-86. She was a also a member of Associated Women for Harding and Senior Circle. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, cooking and sharing meals and good times with friends and family.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; and husband of 42 years, Jessie Busby; three sisters, Lois, Ernestine and Madeline; and two brothers, Cornelius and A.J.
She is survived by one daughter, Donna Frick and husband, Steve, of Russellville; two grandchildren, Kristan Stuart and wife, Jennifer, of North Little Rock and Elizabeth Bland and husband, Doug, of Kennett Square, Penn.; three step-grandchildren, Jim Frick and wife, Michelle, of Raleigh, N.C., David Frick and wife, Tina, of Canyon Lake, Texas, and Fawn Dykes and husband, David, of DeQueen; and 10 great-grandchildren, Tyler, Davis, Stuart, Owen, Jonathan, Sarah Jane, Drew, Ashley, Abby and Will.
Visitation will be Thursday, July 22, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. at the Dillinger Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, 2010 at the Holden Avenue Church of Christ in Newport with Glen Knabe officiating. Interment will follow at the Coffeyville Cemetery.
Arrangements by Dillinger Funeral Home (www.dillingerfuneralhome.com)
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Margaret Ellen Busby, 78, of Newport, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at Baptist Hospital at Little Rock. She was born Jan. 24, 1932 in Jackson County, the daughter of Monroe and Neta Davis Milligan.
Margaret owned and operated Modern Beauty Shop in Newport for 15 years. She then worked with Merchants & Planters Bank, retiring as a Bookkeeping Supervisor after 27 years of service.
Margaret was a member of the Holden Avenue Church of Christ, active in B&PW, serving as president in 1985-86. She was a also a member of Associated Women for Harding and Senior Circle. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, cooking and sharing meals and good times with friends and family.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; and husband of 42 years, Jessie Busby; three sisters, Lois, Ernestine and Madeline; and two brothers, Cornelius and A.J.
She is survived by one daughter, Donna Frick and husband, Steve, of Russellville; two grandchildren, Kristan Stuart and wife, Jennifer, of North Little Rock and Elizabeth Bland and husband, Doug, of Kennett Square, Penn.; three step-grandchildren, Jim Frick and wife, Michelle, of Raleigh, N.C., David Frick and wife, Tina, of Canyon Lake, Texas, and Fawn Dykes and husband, David, of DeQueen; and 10 great-grandchildren, Tyler, Davis, Stuart, Owen, Jonathan, Sarah Jane, Drew, Ashley, Abby and Will.
Visitation will be Thursday, July 22, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. at the Dillinger Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, 2010 at the Holden Avenue Church of Christ in Newport with Glen Knabe officiating. Interment will follow at the Coffeyville Cemetery.
Arrangements by Dillinger Funeral Home (www.dillingerfuneralhome.com)
