Margret Wallace Leverett
June 8, 1928 — January 21, 2016
Margret (Marnie) Wallace Leverett, 87, passed away Thursday Jan. 21, 2016 in Las Cruces. Margret was born June 8. 1928 in Sibley, Iowa. Her parents were James J. Wallace and Margaret Irving Wallace. There were two sisters, Betty Wells, now deceased, and Emma Reynolds, of Los Gatos, CA and one brother, Jim Wallace, of Gunnison, Utah. The family moved several times and ended up in Ame...
Margret (Marnie) Wallace Leverett, 87, passed away Thursday Jan. 21, 2016 in Las Cruces. Margret was born June 8. 1928 in Sibley, Iowa. Her parents were James J. Wallace and Margaret Irving Wallace. There were two sisters, Betty Wells, now deceased, and Emma Reynolds, of Los Gatos, CA and one brother, Jim Wallace, of Gunnison, Utah. The family moved several times and ended up in Ames, Iowa, where her father was on the Iowa State University faculty for many years. Margret graduated from Iowa State in 1950 and was married June 10 to James Leverett. The couple moved to St. Louis, Mo., and then to Cleveland, OH, Toledo, OH, Pittsburgh PA and finally Buffalo, NY. There were four children of that family: Bruce (now in Pittsburgh), Tom (now in Lubbock, TX), Margot (now in Las Cruces) and William (now in Chesterfield, England). There are nine grandchildren, Alison, Ryan, Justin, Noah, Eli, Corey, Sierra, Ava and Bea, and one great-grandchild; Layla. Margret worked for many years in the Buffalo area as a Home Economist. She was one of the original organizers for home health care providers in the state of New York, and also managed a home care company. Marnie had a life-long interest in the theater and appeared in plays in high school, college, Deming and Las Cruces, all directed by drama coach Frank Brandt. When the two Leveretts retired they traveled extensively throughout the country in a motor home for three years before settling in Las Cruces in 1992. Margret served...
Margret (Marnie) Wallace Leverett, 87, passed away Thursday Jan. 21, 2016 in Las Cruces. Margret was born June 8. 1928 in Sibley, Iowa. Her parents were James J. Wallace and Margaret Irving Wallace. There were two sisters, Betty Wells, now deceased, and Emma Reynolds, of Los Gatos, CA and one brother, Jim Wallace, of Gunnison, Utah. The family moved several times and ended up in Ames, Iowa, where her father was on the Iowa State University faculty for many years. Margret graduated from Iowa State in 1950 and was married June 10 to James Leverett. The couple moved to St. Louis, Mo., and then to Cleveland, OH, Toledo, OH, Pittsburgh PA and finally Buffalo, NY. There were four children of that family: Bruce (now in Pittsburgh), Tom (now in Lubbock, TX), Margot (now in Las Cruces) and William (now in Chesterfield, England). There are nine grandchildren, Alison, Ryan, Justin, Noah, Eli, Corey, Sierra, Ava and Bea, and one great-grandchild; Layla. Margret worked for many years in the Buffalo area as a Home Economist. She was one of the original organizers for home health care providers in the state of New York, and also managed a home care company. Marnie had a life-long interest in the theater and appeared in plays in high school, college, Deming and Las Cruces, all directed by drama coach Frank Brandt. When the two Leveretts retired they traveled extensively throughout the country in a motor home for three years before settling in Las Cruces in 1992. Margret served as president of the League of Women Voters of Greater Las Cruces, and as a member of the Branigan Library Advisory Board. She served as a member of the Board of Adjustment. She was also an active ham radio operator (KA2FVO) and served as president of the Mesilla Valley Radio Club. She worked in search and rescue for several years in southern New Mexico. The couple were outdoors enthusiasts and did trail work for the NM Volunteers for the Outdoors. A Celebration of her Life will be held in the Creative Arts Room at Good Samaritan at 1pm on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. PDF Printable Version
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