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| Title | Obituary Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 11/13/2002. | |
| Short Title | Obituary Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 11/13/2002. | |
| Source ID | S218 | |
| Text | Mrs. Margaret Ann Widener Powers Osborne, 70, beloved wife and mother, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a long illness. She was born Dec. 22, 1931, the seventh child of seven children, to Martin Luther and Lillie Belle Greer Widener. Margaret was born and raised in the Widener Valley community of Washington County, Va. Margaret was preceded in death by a son, Gregory Lee Powers. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, James Dean Osborne of the home. Also surviving are two daughters, Denise Osborne Marler (Byron) of Winston-Salem and Judy Osborne Smith (Tommy) of Mount Airy; a son, Phillip H. Widener Powers (Sandra Jean) of Winston-Salem; seven grandchildren, James Gregory Powers of Bluff City, Tenn., Krystal Michelle Powers, Justin James Marler, Daniel Jebediah Powers and Jessica Caroline Marler, all of Winston-Salem and Ethan Shane Tolbert and Logan Thomas Smith, both of Mount Airy; two brothers, Everett Burl Widener of Knoxville, Tenn., and Rhonda Eugene Widener of High Point; and two sisters, Clara Adelle Miller of Meadowview, Va., and Alma Isabelle Garrett of Orlando, Fla. The family will receive friends and relatives from 7 to 9 Thursday evening at Christ Temple, 2935 Cole Road, Winston-Salem. On Friday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m., Margaret will be returned to the ground of her ancestors, and interred in the Widener Valley Cemetery in Damascus, Va. Officiating will be the Rev. Mahlon Wyatt of Lodi, Va., and Mike Lane of Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Katherine B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. | |
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Margaret Ann Widener | |
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Family: Martin Luther Widener / Lillie Belle Greer | |
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