Margaret was the daughter of Lewis J. and Ethel (Davis) Hughes, and she is buried next to them. She had one brother, Rueben, and two sisters, Marie (Mrs. Carl Linn) and Esther (Mrs. James Park). She was "Aunt Peg" to nieces and nephews, Brenda, Melanie and Merilee Hughes, David Linn, and Suzanne and James Park.
Margaret attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she was a science student, a vocalist, and was also a talented violinist.
Margaret was briefly married and divorced. Though she never had children of her own, Margaret was a strong influence on the children of others, and I was fortunate to be one of them.
When doctors insisted I be moved to Colorado for my health, Margaret accompanied my mother and me to Denver, where she lived and worked for many years.
She made our first Christmas ornaments from machine gaskets from her workplace, decorating them with silver spray paint and glitter. She made my favorite outfit ever from one of her old evening gowns. It was a "fashion forward" suit with a circle skirt and bolero jacket made of orange taffeta with black flocking and black velvet buttons--not at all childlike, but that was, of course, what I liked best about it.
She sang "Babes in the Wood" for me because I begged, and made me cry every time. She taught me to play the violin and to love history and good literature. She read a chapter of Little Women aloud every night and, suddenly, I couldn't wait for bedtime.
I still have the three colorful bracelets she brought home from Paris after World War II. She gave me one each year at Christmas, and, for three years, it was my most anticipated gift. I think of her whenever I wear them, or hang a homemade ornament on my Christmas tree, or read a book about intrigue among the British Royals. And yes, Margaret, it looks as if you were right about Richard III.
--Bonnie Ward Williamson
Margaret attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she was a science student, a vocalist, and was also a talented violinist.
Margaret was briefly married and divorced. Though she never had children of her own, Margaret was a strong influence on the children of others, and I was fortunate to be one of them.
When doctors insisted I be moved to Colorado for my health, Margaret accompanied my mother and me to Denver, where she lived and worked for many years.
She made our first Christmas ornaments from machine gaskets from her workplace, decorating them with silver spray paint and glitter. She made my favorite outfit ever from one of her old evening gowns. It was a "fashion forward" suit with a circle skirt and bolero jacket made of orange taffeta with black flocking and black velvet buttons--not at all childlike, but that was, of course, what I liked best about it.
She sang "Babes in the Wood" for me because I begged, and made me cry every time. She taught me to play the violin and to love history and good literature. She read a chapter of Little Women aloud every night and, suddenly, I couldn't wait for bedtime.
I still have the three colorful bracelets she brought home from Paris after World War II. She gave me one each year at Christmas, and, for three years, it was my most anticipated gift. I think of her whenever I wear them, or hang a homemade ornament on my Christmas tree, or read a book about intrigue among the British Royals. And yes, Margaret, it looks as if you were right about Richard III.
--Bonnie Ward Williamson
Margaret was the daughter of Lewis J. and Ethel (Davis) Hughes, and she is buried next to them. She had one brother, Rueben, and two sisters, Marie (Mrs. Carl Linn) and Esther (Mrs. James Park). She was "Aunt Peg" to nieces and nephews, Brenda, Melanie and Merilee Hughes, David Linn, and Suzanne and James Park.
Margaret attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she was a science student, a vocalist, and was also a talented violinist.
Margaret was briefly married and divorced. Though she never had children of her own, Margaret was a strong influence on the children of others, and I was fortunate to be one of them.
When doctors insisted I be moved to Colorado for my health, Margaret accompanied my mother and me to Denver, where she lived and worked for many years.
She made our first Christmas ornaments from machine gaskets from her workplace, decorating them with silver spray paint and glitter. She made my favorite outfit ever from one of her old evening gowns. It was a "fashion forward" suit with a circle skirt and bolero jacket made of orange taffeta with black flocking and black velvet buttons--not at all childlike, but that was, of course, what I liked best about it.
She sang "Babes in the Wood" for me because I begged, and made me cry every time. She taught me to play the violin and to love history and good literature. She read a chapter of Little Women aloud every night and, suddenly, I couldn't wait for bedtime.
I still have the three colorful bracelets she brought home from Paris after World War II. She gave me one each year at Christmas, and, for three years, it was my most anticipated gift. I think of her whenever I wear them, or hang a homemade ornament on my Christmas tree, or read a book about intrigue among the British Royals. And yes, Margaret, it looks as if you were right about Richard III.
--Bonnie Ward Williamson
Margaret attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she was a science student, a vocalist, and was also a talented violinist.
Margaret was briefly married and divorced. Though she never had children of her own, Margaret was a strong influence on the children of others, and I was fortunate to be one of them.
When doctors insisted I be moved to Colorado for my health, Margaret accompanied my mother and me to Denver, where she lived and worked for many years.
She made our first Christmas ornaments from machine gaskets from her workplace, decorating them with silver spray paint and glitter. She made my favorite outfit ever from one of her old evening gowns. It was a "fashion forward" suit with a circle skirt and bolero jacket made of orange taffeta with black flocking and black velvet buttons--not at all childlike, but that was, of course, what I liked best about it.
She sang "Babes in the Wood" for me because I begged, and made me cry every time. She taught me to play the violin and to love history and good literature. She read a chapter of Little Women aloud every night and, suddenly, I couldn't wait for bedtime.
I still have the three colorful bracelets she brought home from Paris after World War II. She gave me one each year at Christmas, and, for three years, it was my most anticipated gift. I think of her whenever I wear them, or hang a homemade ornament on my Christmas tree, or read a book about intrigue among the British Royals. And yes, Margaret, it looks as if you were right about Richard III.
--Bonnie Ward Williamson
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