Margaret Wilder Houston Fyfe's Obituary
Margaret Houston Fyfe, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, was born on December 9, 1935, in Gun Town, MS, to Charles and Frances Houston. She died on January 19, 2021, at the age of 85. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Henry McNaughton Fyfe Jr. She is survived by her two children, Julia F. Huckabee (Pat) and Henry M. Fyfe III (Kim), three grandchildren, John Wilder Huckabee, Henry M. Fyfe IV, and Maggie Elizabeth Fyfe. She also had a niece Leslie Lee and nephew Fyfe Nelson, two half-sisters, her beloved cat Dinah, and untold numbers of friends.
Margaret graduated from the University of Mississippi and moved to Memphis to work for a local broker dealer. After marrying Henry, she raised her children and worked full time at Magnolia Truck Lines until its sale many years later. During this time, Margaret also served on the Board of Directors at several schools, the Methodist Women’s Society and her local chapter of Delta Gamma Sorority. Much later she volunteered as a surrogate parent for the Shelby County School System.
She was an avid college football fan and always pulled for Ole Miss, traveling to the Grove for many years. Margaret was also a voracious reader, especially Willie Morris, and once commented that when she got “old,” she would like to live across the street from the Main Library in a little apartment with her cat. She was astonishingly smart and loved to share her knowledge with others. She had an amazing ability to relate stories that kept everyone enthralled and never seemed to forget a place or person. Margaret was thoughtful and generous to a fault and she will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Due to Covid-19, a private ceremony will be held for immediate family only.
The family requests memorials be sent to Paige Robbins Adult Day Center in Collierville, TN.
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