Margaret (Peggy) Wilson was born in Annapolis, Maryland on July 16, 1931, to Lyda and Hebert M. Wilson. She attended elementary and high school in Annapolis, Maryland and graduated from Eaton and Burnett Business College in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1947 she met the love of her life, Carl B. Wilson, while he was a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy. They were married at the US Naval Academy Chapel two days after Carl‘s graduation in June 1949. They lived at many naval stations including Pensacola, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts; Annapolis, Maryland; Long Beach, California; Monterey, California; San Francisco, California; Hawthorne, Nevada; Las Vegas, Nevada, and Guam.
Upon Carl‘s retirement from the US Department of Energy in 1977, they settled in Weems, Virginia. Here Peggy served for 20 years at the National Register Historic Christ Church in Irvington, Virginia. She served as a Special Groups Bus Tours Docent, Historic Christ Church Historian, and was a member of the Marketing Committee. She served on the Volunteer Council Board for 16 years and was a Foundation Life Member of historic Christ Church in Weems, Virginia. She was also an active member of the Kilmarnock, Virginia Garden club, where she was an award winning floral designer. She was a member of the Kilmarnock, Virginia United Methodist Church. In 2009 she and Carl made the move to Eagle, Idaho to be closer to their family. They were members of the Eagle Hills Methodist Church.
Peggy was beloved by many. Her hilarious personality could light up a room and make anyone laugh or smile. Her husband Carl often called her his ‘Chuck’, they were inseparable, the best of friends and had a very long, loving and tender marriage, which was an inspiration to many. Her favorite saying to her grandchildren was “I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!” Peggy had a true joy for life. She loved the ocean, loved to dance, loved Christmas time and had a love for sweets. The beauty and light that she brought into this world will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her son Carl D. Wilson. She is survived by her daughter Dr. Carol A. Wilson of Cascade, Idaho; her brother Herbert Madison Wilson Jr. (Mary) of Annapolis Maryland. She has 5 grandchildren Chelsey B. Stahle (Brian) of Gulf Breeze, Florida; Lindsey E. Larsen-Myer (P. Colby) of Brunswick, Maine; Colby J. Larsen (Sarah) of Midway, Utah; Angela Wilson of Logan, Utah, and Matthew Wilson of Twin Falls, Idaho. She has 14 great grandchildren.
A public viewing will be held, 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Bowman Funeral Parlor, 10254 W. Carlton Bay Dr., Garden City, Idaho.
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