Margaret Maxson, age 91, a resident of Morgantown, WV for the last four years, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at WVU Medicine - JW Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Margaret was born May 31, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA and was the daughter of Margaret (Weber ) MacCrory.
Margaret is survived by her children, Craig and his wife Pamela Shrimpton of Hawley, MA, and Susan Costa of Morgantown WV; four grandchildren, Aaron Costa of Pittsburgh, PA, Ashley Moses and her husband Mark and Alana Costa all of Morgantown, and Hannah and husband Joshua Carrasco of Boston, MA; a great-granddaughter, Violet Carrasco; a sister, Helene Burris of Spring, TX; and a sister-in-law, Jean MacCrory of Lewes, DE.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, David E. Maxson; and a brother, John MacCrory.
Margaret was originally from New Jersey and then moved to Amherst, MA where she owned a travel agency and traveled the world many times. From there she moved to Sarasota, FL where she continued to work for several major airlines as well as a travel agency specializing in Cruise travels before finally retiring after more than 30 years.
Margaret's request for cremation has been honored by her family.
Smith Funeral & Cremation Care of Westover / Morgantown is privileged to care for her family.
Personal condolences and other symbolic gestures for the family may be offered at www.smithfcc.com.