Funeral services for Margaret Jean Johnson Ashmore will be held at 10 A.M., Monday, September 9, 2013 in the First United Methodist Church, in Glenmora with the Reverend Mark Strickland officiating. Committal service will follow in the Camp Ground Cemetery of Glenmora under the guidance of White Oaks Funeral Home, Oakdale.
Margaret, 87, of Alexandria, entered eternal rest on Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Glenmora. She was born on February 8, 1926 in Doland, South Dakota to the union of Ray Burritt Johnson and Mary Naomi Nelson Johnson. She worked at Sears for over thirty years as a Sales Associate in several departments. She was also a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ray Douglas Ashmore; four sisters, Ruth Nelson, Ruby Eireman, Dorothy Olson, and Mavis Wolner; three brothers, Clint Johnson, Bobby Johnson, and Glynn Johnson.
She leaves behind her loving family to cherish her memory, three sons, Merrell Ashmore and Myron Ashmore (Mary) both of Oakdale, and Michael Ashmore of Glenmora; two daughters, Marla Stevens (Robert) of Magnolia, Texas and Monica Ober of Glenmora; twelve grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; a host of family and friends.
Pallbearers to serve will be Lane Ashmore, Cory Ashmore, Shane Ober, and Micah Stevens. Honorary pallbearers to serve will be Merrell Ashmore, Myron Ashmore, and Michael Ashmore.
Friends may call Sunday, September 8, 2013, from 2 P.M. till 10 P.M. and on Monday, September 9, 2013, from 8 A.M. until time of service in the church.
A Special Thank You to the caregivers Loretha Paul, Lee Blank, and Cindy Fogleman, as well as Tara Edwards and Kristy Jones and other staff of Brighton Bridge Hospice.