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Margaret
Gail Conaway
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[September 06, 2020]
LINCOLN
- Margaret Gail Conaway, 84, of Lincoln, went to be with Jesus
on September 3, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield with
Keith, Keena, and her life long best friend Michelle Purcell by her
side. |
Visitation:
5-7 p.m. Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Crossway
Church.
Service:
Friday, September 11, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Margaret Gail Conaway, 84, of
Lincoln, went to be with Jesus on September 3, 2020
at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield with Keith,
Keena, and her life long best friend Michelle
Purcell by her side.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, September
10, 2020 at Crossway Church. Funeral services will
be Friday, September 11, 2020 at 11 a.m. also at the
church. Burial will follow in Mount Pulaski
Cemetery. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is
assisting the family.
Margaret was born July 27, 1936 in Bay City, the
daughter of Willie Kingsley and Lydia Risinger
Kingsley. She married Charles Conaway from Mount.
Pulaski. She had 3 daughters: Kellie Jo, Konda, and
Keena and her son in law Keith whom she treasured
like a son. She has two loving brothers: Lyndol
(Delores) Kingsley and Dennis Kingsley. Also
surviving are four grandchildren: Jake and Hannah
Williams and Bo and Ashley Hatfield; two step
granddaughters: Autumn and Summer Roos; and six
great grandchildren: Alexis, Alyssa, Trinity,
Brentley, Serenity, and Major.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, her husband Charles, two loving daughters:
Kellie Jo and Konda, two brothers: Carl Kingsley and
Raymond Kingsley, sister Phyllis Fiala, and great
granddaughter Alayah Grace.
Margaret was renowned for her cooking and baking
skills. Meals after church at "Grandma's" house on
Sundays were unrivaled. She loved to serve others,
especially those closest to her. She also enjoyed
reading her bible, doing daily devotions, and
praying faithfully. |
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Women like Margaret are a true rarity. She was a God fearing
woman with a servants heart. She was the sweetest, bravest, most selfless person
and was well known for her strength and kindness. She loved fiercely and
unconditionally carried heroic strength through an immeasurable amount of pain
and heartbreak. Having had to endure burying two daughters and losing her
husband to an unforgiving disease and eventual death. But yet, the most amazing
thing is that her faith in God remained unwavering. She fervently trusted and
loved God without question and never allowed her suffering to make her bitter or
angry. Margaret touched the lives of all who knew her and was a walking
inspiration to her family. She will be dearly missed every single day. Her
spirit will live on in her family and the lives that she influenced will forever
be changed for the better. Her life was a picture of dynamic faith, profound
love and grace, and undoubted genuineness.
Memorial donations may be made to the family to assist with funeral expenses.
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