Marguerite Estelle Petry Codington

Marguerite Estelle Petry Codington Marguerite Estelle Petry Codington passed away December 18, 2003 at the age of 94 years. Born in San Francisco, California on January 6, 1909 to Gustav Petry and Bernice Hart Gill Petry. Marguerite was married to H. Perry Codington in Oakland, California on July 31, 1927. They had one daughter, Perry Diane Codington Norman who resides in Lincoln, California. Besides her daughter, Marguerite leaves five grandchildren: Leslie A. Meyers and husband Steven Meyers and children Lauren, Stephanie and Eric of Martinez, California; W. Perry Allen, DVM and wife Patricia Ashley-Allen, DVM of Eugene, Oregon and daughter Joline Allen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; David L. Allen and wife Tina Dean Allen and sons Andrew and Matthew; Beth L. Ybarra and husband David Ybarra and sons Justin and Jher; and Liane C. Lee and husband Andrew C. Lee and son Mitchell. Marguerite and Perry were transferred by the Chevron Company to many cities in California: Livermore, Los Banos, Stockton, and Sacramento, as well as Price, Utah, until retiring to Chico, California where they resided for 32 years until Perry passed away in 1983. Marguerite was interested in various activities including Eastern Star, Rotary, Lions, BPOE, Masons, Ben Ali Shrine, Chambers of Commerce and both the Stockton and Utah Country Clubs. After Perry passed away, Marguerite lived with her daughter Perry in Roseburg, Oregon and Sepulveda, California. She lived in the Aegis Assisted Living Center in Pleasant Hill, California from 1998 until her death on December 18, 2003. Marguerite was accomplished in many areas. She loved to garden and play golf, where she won many trophies. She wrote parodies of Broadway songs and plays, she traveled with Perry, including a month in the Orient in the 1960's and a month on a steamer. She visited Machu Pichu and all west coast parts of South and Central America. They traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout their 50 plus years together they delighted in dancing. "They put Ginger and Fred to shame." Marguerite was a witty and generous Mother, Grandmother and friend. She was a pure delight and we all miss her greatly. Memorial Services will be held in Chico, California at the Glen Oaks Memorial Park on April 25, 2004. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Marguerite's name to the San Francisco Shriners Children's Hospital, the Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.