Fletcher, Margaret
FLETCHER, Margaret
Margaret Meadows Fletcher, age 92, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend, died peacefully in Pinehurst, NC, on Friday, October 29.
Born on December 28, 1928 in Vidalia, GA, to William Washington Meadows and Vashti Williams Meadows, Margaret spent her early years in Savannah where she was educated and attended St. John's Church, which informed her religious convictions and led to her lifelong support of, and devotion to, The Episcopal Church. She later attended the Georgia State College for Women. In 1947, she moved to Atlanta where she met the love of her life and future husband, Carl. She was a longtime member of The Cathedral of St. Philip where she was married in 1948.
Over the course of her life Margaret was active in numerous civic and political organizations including the League of Women Voters. In the 1970s, she ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Fulton County (GA) Commission, garnering more votes than any other woman in the race. She was a successful businesswoman and licensed real estate agent working for many years with the brokerage Harry Norman Realtors.
She will be remembered for her engaging personality, irrepressible spirit, and enduring devotion to loved ones. The daughter of the mayor of a small town in South Georgia, she had an abiding passion for politics and a love for people from all backgrounds. She kept home life lively and spirited and continued to do so while entertaining grandchildren post retirement at her mountain home near Clarkesville, GA and later in Southern Pines, NC.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Carl Russell Fletcher, Jr.; her brothers William Washington Meadows, Jr., Julius Burch Meadows, Saffold Jessie Meadows; and sisters Clyde Meadows Hildreth, Jeanne Meadows Browne, Charlotte Meadows Davis, and Vashti Meadows Jarrott.
She is survived by her sister, Julia Meadows Richie; her son, Carl Russell Fletcher III (Sally); daughters, Deborah Fletcher Henry (Bruce) and Jennifer Fletcher Thwaites; grandchildren Carl Russell Fletcher IV (Teresa), Blair Fletcher Hardy (Thomas), Thomas Christian Gordon Fletcher (Sarah), Sidney Harris Shingler III (Leslie), Matthew Fletcher Shingler (Kelli), Jennifer Ashley Shingler, Lauren Whitney Thwaites; and eleven great-grandchildren.
