Margaret Rosealee LeMaster Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Margaret R. LeMaster, 97, passed peacefully on Friday, July 21, 2017 at her home in Oakley, Utah. Margaret was born Jan. 15, 1920 in Kokomo, IN to Carl Thomas and Anna Frances (Spann) Beard, and was the eldest of seven children. She graduated from Morton Memorial High School in Knightstown, IN in 1938, and attended Marion College, Ball State Teacher's College, and Purdue University. While at Knightstown, Margaret met the love of her life, Robert Paul LeMaster, whom she married May 8, 1942. They were married 55 years. After retirement, Margaret and her husband moved from Muncie, Indiana to the Rogers area in 1979. She lived in Northwest Arkansas for 23 years, before moving to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and finally to Oakley, Utah. She attended the First Christian Church in Rogers. She was a preschool teacher for many years, operating her own school from her home, then helping start and teach at a Head Start Program in Muncie Indiana. At least three generations of three and four year olds knew "Miss Margaret" for her love, compassion, and dedication to early childhood education. Even after retirement, she continued to volunteer in schools and day care centers in Rogers and Chattanooga, TN. She was known for being a hard worker, and for her quick wit and humor. She loved travel, gardening, baking, and sewing. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Bob, son Robert P. LeMaster II, her parents, three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Julia Deleane Thurman of Rossville, GA, sister Mary Warren of Sarasota, FL, four grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 6 at 6 p.m. at the chapel at Elk Meadows Assisted Living in Oakley, Utah. She will be interred in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR with Bob Sr. on Friday August 11 at 2:00 p.m. The family wishes to thank the many caregivers who worked with Margaret in her last years, and sincerely appreciates their caring and love. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.

Margaret Rosealee LeMaster

January 15, 1920 - July 21, 2017

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