WILLIAMSTON, SC - Margaret I. Wilson, age 62, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Washington, DC on July 31, 1951, she was the daughter of Viola Hackett of Belton and the late Sinclair Hackett. She volunteered as a Rescue Squad Captain with the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Potomac Heights, MD. In 1991, Mrs. Wilson was named squad person of the year. She was a member of NewSpring Church in Anderson. Margaret was a 1969 graduate of Oxon Hill Senior High School, Oxon Hill, MD.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Bernard Wilson; their children, Bernard Wilson II and his wife Tonya, of West Pelzer, SC, and Tina Wilson Beers and husband Michael, of Williamston, SC; two brothers, Sinclair “Moe” and Roy Hackett; a sister, Linda Parker; and six grandchildren, Hope Tench, Sarah Branson, Katelyn Wilson, Madison Wilson, Mikayla Beers and Austin Beers. Perhaps Mrs. Wilson’s greatest passion was caring for her grandchildren.
The Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 11 AM, with Rev. Trevor Cox officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will be at the residence and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Friday, November 1, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, or to the Cancer Association of Anderson, 215 E. Calhoun Street, Anderson, SC 29621.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com