Obit of Carl, Margaret B. - Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 26 Aug 2007 Return to Pottawatomie County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pottawatomie/pottawatomie.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Passalacqua FH--Benicia CA Carl, Margaret B. Dec. 23, 1923 - Dec. 20, 2006 Margaret B. Carl, 82, of Benicia, passed away Wednesday at a local hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma and had been a Benicia resident since 1941. Margaret worked for the U.S Government for more than 25 years. She began her career at the Benicia Post Office and retired from Mare Island in the mid 70's. She was a volunteer with many organizations including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the American Cancer Society. As a youth, Margaret was the Oklahoma State Spelling Bee Champion three years in a row. She is survived by her son Richard Carl, daughters, Lessie Carl, Barbara Powers and Jo Ann Forster all of Benicia; sister Lou Ann King of Las Vegas and her nephew Gary Carl of Roseville; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her son James Marvin Carl in 1948 and her husband Lester Carl in 1995. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at Passalacqua Funeral Chapel, Benicia. Burial will be private. Visitation will be at the mortuary from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation. Published in the TimesHeraldOnline on 12/23/2006. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Pottawatomie County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pottawatomie/pottawatomie.htm