Margaret Nowell "Peggy" Ward

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 9, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Membership: 1914; She joined the Grange.
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 19, living in Orange, Massachusetts living with his widowed mother.
• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded living on West Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 39, living on 54 Ball Street, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Residence: 1998, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  54 Ball St
• Obituary: 6 Dec 1998;

  Mrs Margaret Ward Stone, 98

  ORANGE - Margaret (Ward) Stone, 98, of 54 Ball St., an active church member, died Friday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare Center, Athol, after an illness. Her husband, Donald H. Stone, died in 1969. She leaves a son, Richard C. Stone of Orange; a daughter, Diane Brodeur of Oxford; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was born in North Orange, daughter of Everett D. and Cora (Harding) Ward, and graduated from Orange High School in 1919. Mrs. Stone worked several years at Minute Tapioca Co. and had also been a bookkeeper at Chamberlain's Hardware. She was a lifelong member of First Universalist Church and served as chairman of the church fairs for many years. She later organized La Petite flower shows at the church and made quilts and braided rugs for various church projects. Past president of the Orange Women's Club, she was instrumental in forming its Garden Club division and was inducted into the Clara Barton Sisterhood of the Universalist-Unitarian Women's Federation in 1979. An accomplished pianist and organist, she was the organist at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully for several years. She was also an avid gardener and was well known in the area for her rock gardens. A private graveside service will be in South Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Universalist Church, Building Fund, 31 North Main St., Orange, MA 01364; or to First Congregational Church, Memorial Fund, 355 Main St., Oxford, MA 01540. Witty's Funeral Home, 158 South Main St., is directing arrangements. Published by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette on 6 December 1998
• Last Full Review: 24 Feb 2022

Notes:

Died:
She died in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare Center in Athol.

Margaret married Donald Herrick Stone on 18 Jul 1925 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Donald (son of Walter H. Stone and Rena D. Herrick) was born on 20 Mar 1896 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Feb 1969 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 7, living on 54 Ball Street, Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.; : 7
• Residence: 1985, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 2002, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Diane married SFC Jack Sidney Thompson on 4 Mar 1951 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Jack (son of Percy W. Thompson and Florence A. Webster) was born on 2 Dec 1927 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1952 in North Korea; was buried in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Diane married Raymond T. Brodeur on 05 Sep 1953 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Raymond (son of Paul Brodeur and Marion Durfee) was born on 10 Sep 1923 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jul 2007 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 3 Aug 2007 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Linda Marion Ballou [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pamela married James F. Laird [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pamela married Mark D. Dowgiewicz [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kimetha married Stephen Douglas Black [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kimetha married William Arthur Kingsbury [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Antoinette Marie Kasianczuk [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeffery married Allison Seifert [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ashley married Henry Bounphasaysonh [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]