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Margaret F. "Maggie" Stevens Darst
(Ref photo of headstone attached to this website. Inscription reads,"Maggie Stevens Darst Widow Of Jas. T. Darst Died Nov. 16, 1932")
Birth: unknown
Death: Nov. 16, 1932
Obit: "The funeral services of Mrs. M. F. Darst, SS, who passed awayWednesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hensel Eckmanfollowing a heart attack, were held Friday afternoon at the Eckmanresidence by the Rev. Carl S. Matthews, of Lumberton, N. C., JohnsonCity, Tenn., former pastors of Mrs. Darst, and Dr. Tillman B. Johnson,of Pulaski.
Active pall bearers were Henry D. Jordan, of Dublin; W. S. Gilmer, D.C. Laughon, N. C. Carlton, E. T. Howard, M. C. Bane, J. G. Bosang andT. C. Painter. Flowers were carried by ladies of the Women Auxiliaryexecutive board and of Circle No. 3 of the Presbyterian church.
Interment was in the Dublin cemetery. A large concourse of friends andrelatives attended the I services both at the residence and thecemetery. Mrs. Darst, although in failing health for some time, didnot become seriously ill until Tuesday when she suffered a slightheart attack while attending a church meeting. She was taken to herdaughter's home and seemed to be improving until the end camesuddenly.
Mrs. Darst was the widow of James T. Darst, for many years a Pulaski
druggist.
She was active in church work and made a legion of friends who wereshocked at her passing.
Southwest TIMES. Pulaski, VA, SUNDAY, November 20, 1932"
Obit: "ATTEND RITES
Out-of-town relatives and friends attending the funeral services forMrs. M. F. Darst, Friday afternoon were: Mrs. Beulah B. Stevens andMrs. J. F. Bondurant, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Miss Nell Burgess, ofChristiansburg; R. P. Johnson, of Wytheville; Mrs. G. A. Vermillion,Mrs. Lena Ratcliffe, Mrs. R. R. Moore, Jr., Miss Margaret Vermillion,Mrs. W. B. Cecil and Mrs. Walter Crockett, all of Dublin and Mrs. G.G. Painter, of Blountville, Tenn.
THE SOUTHWEST TIMES, PULASKI, VA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1932"Obituaries transcribed courtesy of Find A Grave Contributor SWVAGenealogy Searcher, (# 47214926).
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Parents:
Robert R. Stevens (1833 - 1874)
Amanda Melvina Trinkle Stevens (1829 - 1909)
Spouse:
James Templeton Darst (1865 - 1890)
Children:
Mary Ella Darst Eckman (1888 - 1973)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
"MAGGIE STEVENS / DARST / WIDOW OF / Jas. T. DARST / DIED / NOV. 16,1932"
Burial:
Dublin Cemetery
Dublin
Pulaski County
Virginia, USA
Created by: Trink J.
Record added: Feb 27, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 34265913
(Internet extraction and some transcription provided by David H.Drollinger 12 Apr 2014)
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