Margaret Pearl (Dicks) Fowble, 91, was born June 6, 1917, in Upsala, MN, to Hal and Pearl (Gorden) Dicks and passed away shortly before noon May 2, 2009, in the Cedar County Memorial Hospital, El Dorado Springs.
Margaret was the second of six children raised in Upsala, MN, where her father ran the town’s newspaper and her mother was a homemaker. They spent many days in the newspaper office working as a family.
Upon high school graduation, Margaret attended cosmetology school in Minneapolis. After earning her certificate, she was employed in a department store beauty shop and while giving a permanent one day, as she would fondly recall, she “watched the most handsome man she had ever seen” descend from the store’s escalator in his World War II service uniform. It was then she met her husband, Ray Francis Fowble Jr. The two were married on June 29, 1940, and drove away into the sunset in Ray’s Kitty Clover Potato Chip truck to Sedalia where Ray worked. To this union, two children were born, Stephen Ray and Linda Kay Fowble.
Ray and Margaret were always together. Rarely did you see one without the other. They loved to travel, enjoyed home decorating projects together, and often shopped with Ray always doting on Margaret. Their love, like a strong vine, kept growing and spanned 38 years until his death in May of 1975.
Margaret held various positions outside of her cosmetology career working for Pratt-Whitney in Kansas City supporting her country in the World War II effort when first married, the International Shoe Factory upon moving to El Dorado Springs, and retired from the Composition Department of Witt Printing.
Margaret’s life was rich and full of many hobbies and activities. Her family and many friends, bowling, her church and Sunday School class, appliqueing quilts, and crocheting were a few of the joys in Margaret’s life. She had an extraordinary love for her family that her grandchildren and most recently her great-grand children experienced.
A beautiful Christian lady, her character ran deep with loyalty and perseverance, but above all an unmatched faith that carried her through any trial or tribulation life brought her way. Margaret’s daily life was approached with prayer and Bible reading. She served as a true testament to her family and others of God’s love and faithfulness.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Mildred, Betty and Doug; her husband Ray; son, Stephen and an infant baby daughter.
Survivors include her daughter, Linda Prough and husband, Charlie - El Dorado Springs; her sister, Jenny Lumley, and brother, Dale Dicks, both of California; grandson, Justin Basinger, and his mother, Billie – Harwood; grandson, Colby Prough, and his wife, Emma - El Dorado Springs; granddaughter, Cara Prough – Ozark; great-grandchildren -Tyler, Deaven, KayLynn, Margaret “Maggie” and Kayson; nieces; nephews and a host of friends.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday May 8, at the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs.
Services will begin at 2 p.m. in Sheldon Chapel with Rev. Brent Bland officiating. Linda Brewer Smith will sing Amazing Grace and What A Day That Will Be with Barry Witt playing the piano. Casketbearers will be Colby Prough, Carl Webb. Bill Nading, Gary Allison. Harold Mattingly and Vess Swopes. Internment will be in El Dorado City Cemetery.
