Margaret Davis Poole

Margaret Davis Poole, age 101 of Burr St, Moorefield, WV, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, August 31, 2011 at the E. A. Hawse Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Baker, WV. Born November 6, 1909 in Frostburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward & Mary E. (Gatehouse) Davis. Her husband, W.C.H. Poole preceded her in death in October 1982. Two brothers, Thomas Davis & Paul Davis and two sisters, Sarah Jane Davis & Anna Eisentrout also preceded her in death. Surviving is a sister, Mary Beth Bevan of Frostburg, MD; several nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews as well as her church family. Funeral Services will be conducted 1:00 PM, Monday, September 5, 2011 at the Moorefield Presbyterian Church with Pastor Katherine C. Jackson officiating. Interment will follow at the Olivet Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 ? 8 PM Sunday at the Fraley Funeral Home Chapel, 107 Washington St. Margaret was a retired teacher having educated children in Kitzmiller, Garrett County, MD from 1927 to 1935. She was a graduate of State Normal School #2 (Frostburg State) and had attended the University of Maryland and John Hopkins University. She was a member of the Moorefield Presbyterian Church, where she was an Honorary Life Member of Presbyterian Women and served as the church organist for 50 years retiring in 2010. She was a past Matron and Life Member of the Moorefield Chapter #102 Order of the Eastern Star and served as their organist for 40 years. She represented her chapter at Grand Session in Clarksburg, WV in 1956 as a Page. Margaret also served as a staff organist for Fraley Funeral Home for over 25 years. Memorials may be directed to the Moorefield Presbyterian Church, Margaret Poole Music Fund, P.O. Box 653, Moorefield, WV 26836.