Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pickens, Margaret M. "Peg" (Metcalf) November 22, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com November 5, 2013, 2:45 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Sat. Dec. 2, 2006 Margaret M. Pickens (Metcalf), 86, of Ovid, formerly of Lansing, passed away November 22, 2006. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2006, at 11 a.m. at the Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, 205 E. Washington, DeWitt. The family will receive friends at the chapel from 10:30 until the time of service. Peg was born April 27, 1620 in Grand Rapids, MI. She was an airline hostess in 1942 for Penn. Central Airlines out of Washington, DC. She married Arlo Pickens, a WWII Navy pilot, in 1942 in Alexandria, VA. Peg and Arlo lived in Lake Odessa for 15 years, and then moved to Lansing. Peg was a member of Beta Sigma Phi for over 60 years and enjoyed dancing and gardening. Peg and Arlo had 6 children and 5 grandchildren. She was preceded in death this year by husband, Arlo. Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Sue, Nannette, Debra (Gary) Parks; and sons, Arlo Jr. (Marilyn), Scott (Teresa), Steve (Melissa); and 4 grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ovid Health Care Center, Ovid, MI. Additional Comments: Mrs. Arlo Pickens File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pickens22788nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb