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Margaret Pauline Pickering Gathright

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MARGARET PAULINE PICKERING GATHRIGHT, 93 of Little Rock, Ark., formerly of El Dorado, Ark., died on June 7, 2013 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. following a brief illness. Born on Oct. 19, 1919 in El Dorado, Ark.; she was the daughter of John Pinson Pickering and Nancy Elizabeth Goodwin Pickering. Margaret graduated from El Dorado High School in 1937 and attended McKay's Secretarial School and later taught shorthand and typing at Maggard Commerical School. She was married on Sept. 20, 1940 to Roy Davis Gathright. During Margaret's career, she worked for a variety of attorneys and accountants and was later bookkeeper for the Home Finance Company. She was also secretary to the Postal Inspector for six years and was later bookkeeper for the Buick dealership in El Dorado for 14 years. She was a member of the Federation of Porcelain Artists and Porcelain Artists of El Dorado where she held a number of offices. Margaret was also very interested in genealogy and left a legacy of information for her family. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years; her parents; siblings, Gwynn Pickering, Lucy Willett, Lena Rae Purifoy, Felix Pickering; and a granddaughter, Alana Guest. Survivors are a son, Randall (Gloria) Gathright of Maumelle, Ark.; a daughter, Marilyn (John) Hodoway of Little Rock, Ark.; sisters, Claudia Lucas and Nancy George; three grandchildren, Brad (Lisa) Stiles of Houston, Texas, Stacy (Mike) Stuckly of Mesquite, Texas and Jerri (Vernon) Hampton of Waxahachie, Texas; seven great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Monday, June 10, 2013 in the chapel of Young's Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends Monday, from noon until service time. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73123-1718. An online registry is available at wwwyoungsfuneralhome.com.

Published June 10, 2013

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