Margaret Vassar Obituary

VASSAR, Margaret GEORGETOWN - Margaret B. Vassar, 79, widow of Rev. Isaac Vassar, died Sunday, January 30, 2005 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in Brunson Baptist Church. Officiating will be Dr. David Demming, Rev. Stephen Vassar, and Rev. Brian Mixson. Burial, directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton, will follow in Brunson Cemetery. She was born December 5, 1925 in Alcolu, a daughter of the late N.C. Burke, Sr. and Virginia Mae Walker Burke. Mrs. Vassar retired as a nurse with Brunson and enjoyed gardening and flower arranging. She was also a member of the Brunson Book and Music Club. She and her late husband retired to Georgetown in 1999. She was a member of Brunson Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for over 30 years. She was also a member of the choir, WMU, and Women's prayer group. She served with Rev. Vassar at Brunson, Hickory Grove, Plum Branch, Long Branch and Screven Baptist Church's during his long career. Surviving are one son, Rev. Stephen Vassar and his wife Cathy of Columbia; two daughters, Cynthia V. Mixson and her husband Donald of Georgetown and Sybil V. Woodward and her husband Tommy of Isle of Palms; seven grandchildren, Hope Sloan of Wilmington, NC, Dana Wagner of San Antonio, Texas, Drexel Mixson of Myrtle Beach, Rev. Brian Mixson of Simpsonville, Heather Anderson of Pawleys Island, Stephanie Black of Milton, Florida, and Faith Kendall of Brooklyn, NY; thirteen great-grandchildren; a brother, NC Burke, Jr. of Sumter, and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday at Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton. Memorials may be made to Brunson Baptist Church Roofing Fund, Brunson, SC 29911. GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME is in charge of local arrangements. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.