OBITUARY: ALLEGANY - Margaret G. Pitcher of North Second Street, died peacefully Monday, March 7, 2005 in Olean General Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born April 25, 1916, in Tioga Center, NY, the daughter of M. Delos and Ella Maude Wheaton Goodrich. She began teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in Apalachin, and retired in 1980 from Allegany Central School. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Olean, and a former member of First Presbyterian Church of Allegany, where she served as a an elder, participated in Bible group and taught Sunday school. She was a member of the New State Retired Teachers and Delta Kappa Gamma. She loved her family and enjoyed reading and birds. She is survived by sons: David (LesLea) Pitcher of Apalachin, and Norman (Susan) Pitcher of Bloomsburg, PA; daughters: Priscilla (George) Powley of Russell, Zeruah Pitcher of Allegany and Nancy Pitcher of Alexandria, VA; grandchildren: Peter, Karen, Dan, Matt, Jeff, Kristin, Laura and Gopi Pitcher; great-grandchildren: Dylan, Wyatt, John and Morgan; sister, Mabel Lena Robinson of Owego, NY; three close friends: Tammy Reddish, Cathy Walters and Steve Yehl. She was preceded in death by her husband, Derwood W. Pitcher, whom she married June 15, 1942 in Tioga Center, and who died July 24, 1992; and sisters and brothers: Hiram, Irving and Wilfred Goodrich, Zeruah Potter and Harriette Lee. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today in the First Presbyterian Church of Olean. The Rev. Gary Larson, pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Dan McKee, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Allegany. Burial will be in Allegany Cemetery, Allegany. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Olean; First Presbyterian Church of Allegany; Allegany Fire Department; Allegany Library; or Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, VA. [Source: Post-Journal, Jamestown, NY, 11 Mar 2005,