Her obit reads:
Margaret Bumpers Ware Kahliff, 88, of Rocky River, Ohio, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, in a Cleveland hospital. Born in the Oak Grove community, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Lattie Bumpers. In 1947, she and her then husband, Earl E. Ware, moved to Elyria and started the first Dr. Pepper franchise north of the Mason-Dixon Line. She founded Ware Vending Co. in 1950 and later was one of the founders of Servomation, Inc. In 1970, she retired from Servomation and became CEO of Majestic Molding Co. in Elyria following the death of her husband, William T. Kahliff, whom she had married in 1959. She was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 to serve on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in Washington, D.C., retiring in 1982 after being re-appointed by Presidents Carter and Reagan. She was the sister of Senator Dale Bumpers of Washington, D.C. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elyria, with burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Margaret Bumpers Ware Kahliff, 88, of Rocky River, Ohio, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, in a Cleveland hospital. Born in the Oak Grove community, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Lattie Bumpers. In 1947, she and her then husband, Earl E. Ware, moved to Elyria and started the first Dr. Pepper franchise north of the Mason-Dixon Line. She founded Ware Vending Co. in 1950 and later was one of the founders of Servomation, Inc. In 1970, she retired from Servomation and became CEO of Majestic Molding Co. in Elyria following the death of her husband, William T. Kahliff, whom she had married in 1959. She was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 to serve on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in Washington, D.C., retiring in 1982 after being re-appointed by Presidents Carter and Reagan. She was the sister of Senator Dale Bumpers of Washington, D.C. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elyria, with burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Her obit reads:
Margaret Bumpers Ware Kahliff, 88, of Rocky River, Ohio, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, in a Cleveland hospital. Born in the Oak Grove community, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Lattie Bumpers. In 1947, she and her then husband, Earl E. Ware, moved to Elyria and started the first Dr. Pepper franchise north of the Mason-Dixon Line. She founded Ware Vending Co. in 1950 and later was one of the founders of Servomation, Inc. In 1970, she retired from Servomation and became CEO of Majestic Molding Co. in Elyria following the death of her husband, William T. Kahliff, whom she had married in 1959. She was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 to serve on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in Washington, D.C., retiring in 1982 after being re-appointed by Presidents Carter and Reagan. She was the sister of Senator Dale Bumpers of Washington, D.C. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elyria, with burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Margaret Bumpers Ware Kahliff, 88, of Rocky River, Ohio, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, in a Cleveland hospital. Born in the Oak Grove community, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Lattie Bumpers. In 1947, she and her then husband, Earl E. Ware, moved to Elyria and started the first Dr. Pepper franchise north of the Mason-Dixon Line. She founded Ware Vending Co. in 1950 and later was one of the founders of Servomation, Inc. In 1970, she retired from Servomation and became CEO of Majestic Molding Co. in Elyria following the death of her husband, William T. Kahliff, whom she had married in 1959. She was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 to serve on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in Washington, D.C., retiring in 1982 after being re-appointed by Presidents Carter and Reagan. She was the sister of Senator Dale Bumpers of Washington, D.C. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elyria, with burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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