Margaret E. Logan

December 21, 1922 - May 31, 2011

Margaret E. Logan, 88, went to her heavenly home on May 31, 2011. She passed away in Kirkland, Washington, of age-related causes.

Margaret was born on December 21, 1922, to Robert and Bertha Davidson at the family's homestead in Vaughn, Washington, on Key Peninsula near Tacoma.

She was valedictorian of Vaughn High School in 1940 and attended Pacific Lutheran College for two years.

During the summer of 1942, while her father was logging in the Darrington, Washington, area, Margaret met a young seminary student named J. Paul Logan. They were married on June 11, 1943.

As a new American Baptist pastor, Paul started his ministry with Margaret in Anacortes, Washington.

Then in 1947, they came to Port Angeles, where Paul pastored at First Baptist Church until 1959.

In the following years, they served in Seattle and Yakima; Ironton, Ohio; and finally Burlington, Washington. Paul passed away in April 1987.

Margaret and Paul had a love of hiking and camping in the mountains of Washington. Together, they summitted Mount Adams in 1974. She was an amateur botanist and was always on the lookout to photograph every wildflower found in Washington.

Margaret was a talented musician who played both the piano and organ at every church of which she was a member. But she also had a gift for entertaining, leadership with young adults, arts and crafts, teaching Bible lessons and promoting mission work.

She was an exceptionally gifted woman and a tireless worker for God.

Margaret had four siblings: Wesley Davidson of Ketchikan, Alaska (deceased), Dorothy Koger of Gig Harbor (deceased), Peggy Dervaes of Vaughn and Katherine Arnold of Purdy, Washington.

Margaret and Paul had three children: David Logan of Port Angeles, Tim Logan of Santa Clara, California, and Connie Chapman of Bothell, Washington. She had 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Her life verse from the Bible was from I Corinthians 15:58, which reads: "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

Sacred Moment Funeral Home of Everett is in charge of arrangements. Public services will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 1616 Pacific Avenue, Everett, where she was a member. The Rev. John Lyttle of Chehalis, Washington, will officiate at the service. Family graveside services will follow at Vaughn Cemetery.

Memorials can be sent to First Baptist Church, 105 West Sixth St., Port Angeles, WA 98362. They will be used for the American Baptist Retired Ministers and Missionaries Fund.