Margaret Wynne Harrison "Muggye" Chilton

1913 - 2004

Margaret "Muggye" Wynne Harrison Chilton, 90, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2004, in Newport, R.I.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Ave., Dallas. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to support research on macular degeneration at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Box 910888, Dallas, Texas 75391-0888; or St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Ave., Dallas, Texas 75225-0385.

From the moment she was born Oct. 20, 1913, to William and Margaret Wynne Harrison of Fort Worth, Muggye lived a big life. The beloved older sister of James and William (who died in his youth), Muggye was a precocious, energetic girl who graduated summa cum laude and was valedictorian of the class of 1930 at W.T. Stripling High School in Fort Worth. She attended Texas Christian University and the University of Texas, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She married credit bureau executive Howard G. Chilton in 1934 and the young couple made their home in Dallas.

Along with her family, Muggye's life was enriched by her many friends, her world travels and her wide range of accomplishments. She was a longtime member of the Junior League of Dallas. She and Howard were founding members and benefactors of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. They were founding members of Northwood Country Club, where she scored the first hole-in-one by a woman in the club's history. They were major benefactors of Presbyterian Medical Center, Dallas Museum of Art and other Dallas civic institutions. Following Howard's retirement, Muggye served on the board of directors of Chilton Corp. from 1982 until the company's sale in 1985.

After the passing of her beloved Howard and many of her old friends, Muggye caught a second wind by renewing her ties with her family, taking her children and grandchildren on memorable trips abroad. Fellow members of the Wynne clan recognized her with the family's "Sunbeam Award" in 1995. Until the end she spent summers in Newport, R.I., with her dear brother, Jimmy, and his wife, Punkin, where she enjoyed sailing along the New England coast. She overcame the infirmities of age with grace, humor and a healthy defiance. She was a great storyteller with a randy wit, an infectious laugh, a thirst for knowledge and a love of people. She has given joyful memories and important life lessons to the many loved ones she left behind. Muggye will live in our hearts forever.

The family wishes to express thanks for the dedication and love given to her by her devoted caretakers, Louise Caver, Ray Jordan, David Singh, Doris Davis Woods, Eula King, Nancy K. Taylor and Marilyn McCarty.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Chilton.

Survivors: Her children, Howard G. "Skipper" Chilton Jr. and his wife, Judy, Margaret "Cookie" Owen and her husband, Dan, and Mrs. Wynne Baxter. Her children gave her 11 grandchildren, Scott Chilton, Kathy Restrepo and husband, Allan, Chrissy Petrov and husband, Alan, Pamela Parmenter and husband, Jeff, Anne Oden and husband, Blair, Joseph I. Worsham II, and Martha, George, Evalyne and Margaret Baxter; and 19 great-grandchildren.