Mary Margaret Gary
Mary Margaret Gary (nee:Brock) 75, a long time resident of Webster Groves, Mo. passed away on Wednesday July 31, 2019. Margaret, as she was known by her family and friends was born in Orange, Va. on January 24,1944 to parents, the late, Wilbert and Mary Louise Brock. She was a 1962 graduate of John J. Wright High School in Spotsylvania, Va. and a 1967 graduate of Virginia State College of Petersburg, Va.
While attending Virginia State she met her future husband James T. Gary Jr. (Jim)
They married on June 21, 1967. They recently celebrated 52 years of marriage this past June.
Jim and Margaret moved to East Lansing, Mi. where he attended graduate school prior to relocating to St. Louis where they both began careers with what was then Ralston Purina Co.
After 19 years in customer service with Ralston, Margaret went to work for Word Technology Systems in Maryland Heights, Mo. She retired from the company (then a part of the Office Max corporation) in March of 2007.
Margaret was an avid lover of bowling and bowled in several leagues around the area. She also enjoyed reading, gardening and cruising/traveling. Always a lover of children, she spent many hours with her grandsons. She also was devoted to assisting loved ones, friends and acquaintances who may be in declining health.
She is survived by her husband Jim of Webster Groves, Mo., her daughter Nikki Kirksey (Jeremy) of Affton, Mo., grandsons, Owen, Finn and Jaxon Kirksey, her sister LaDora Brock (William Davis) of Washington, D.C., brother in-law William “Tyrone” (Yolanda) Gary of Midway, Ga., sisters in-law Sandra (Barry) Everett and Patricia “Pat” Green both of Landover, Md., brothers in-law Anthony (Elizabeth) Gary of Virginia Beach,Va. and Kevin (Tonya) Gary of Ft. Washington, Md. as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
A memorial service will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, University City, Mo. on Friday August 9th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. There will be a visitation prior to the service from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation at www.helpfightra.org/donations/
I meet Mary Margaret bowling. She was so sweet, always courteous and kind. She will surely be missed. My prayers go out to her family.
Margaret was a great lady! She cared about everyone and was always concerned about their comfort and frame of mind. She loved talking about her family and looked forward to what’s next in her life as well as yours. I loved playing cards through the night with her and Jim and having fun while on bowling trips. I especially enjoyed listening in when she and Doris talked several times a day often smiling at how often they switched subjects in just a few minutes. Immediately, on our first meeting, I knew she and Jim were good people who I wanted to know and spend time around. Her kindness, love, and goodwill are worthy of paying it forward.
I would like to send my sincere condolences to the Gary family. I attended Trinity Presbyterian Church with Margaret and came to know her well when we both served as deacons. Margaret was such a kindhearted, loving, and caring woman. She was eager to help others at church, and her love of her family (especially her grandsons) was palpable. She will be missed at Trinity and throughout the community.
I offer my heartfelt sympathy to the Gary family. Margaret was a friend who never meet a stranger. Margaret always leaded with a smile, her kindness had no bound. She will truly be missed.
So so sorry to hear of Margaret’s passing. She was always kind and opened her home to me whenever I popped in for a visit. My condolences to the Gary family and to other family members and loved ones during this time.