Margaret Dostie Mackey, 88, went to be with the Lord on January 6, 2013. She was born on August 23, 1924 in Waterville, Maine, the daughter of the late Lafayette and Edna Dostie. Margaret attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing and received her degree as a Registered Nurse. Her life’s passion was the American Legion Auxiliary where she held numerous unit and state offices including National Historian. Margaret was preceded in death by her beloved husband, George Mackey and daughter, Paula Bradshaw.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Pamela Watkins of Patuxent River, MD, Patricia Nestor and husband Joseph of Oak Island, NC, Richard Mackey and wife Elizabeth of Ijamsville, MD and Michael Mackey and wife Heather of Richmond, VA; son –in-law, Grayson Bradshaw, III of Virginia Beach; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and numerous other loving relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:30 PM, January 9, 2013 in Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, 4889 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, 23462. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM, January 10, 2013 in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 5345 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, 23462. Burial will follow in Princess Anne Memorial Park, 1110 N. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, 23454. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the local Alzheimer’s Association, 6350 Center Drive, Suite 102, Norfolk, VA 23502 in Margaret’s name.
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