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Margueritte Smith-Jones Obituary

Margueritte V. Smith-Jones, 81, of Port Charlotte, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023. She was born May 14, 1942, in Manhattan, New York to the late Thomas Doogan and Virginia Pierstorff- Doogan.

Margueritte spent her career giving to those around her as a Medical Assistant, working at St Luke's in New York. She was also an artist. She enjoyed painting in all mediums, and she loved to sing.

In addition to her parents, Margueritte is preceded in death by her husbands, Mr. Robert "Smitty" Smith and Mr. Dick Jones, one daughter, Susan Rowland, and a sister, Jean Iannacone from New Hampshire.

Margueritte is survived by her son, Robert Smith, daughters; Karen Smith-Yeakley, and Debra J. Smith-Ochs, brothers, Tommy Doogan, Mike Doogan, and Pat Doogan; as well as grandchildren, Jennifer Slain, Kaila Green, Tyler Santos, Michaela Ochs, Dylan Ochs, Katherine Oliver, and Samantha Rowland, and nine great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 12:00 pm on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home 9400 Indian Springs Cemetery Road in Punta Gorda, Florida with a funeral service beginning at 2:00 pm.

Please visit her online guestbook at www.charlottememorial.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Sun Newspapers from Oct. 15 to Oct. 14, 2023.

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Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home

9400 Indian Spring Cemetery Road, Punta Gorda, FL

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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home

9400 Indian Spring Cemetery Road, Punta Gorda, FL

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