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Margaret Neff Obituary
July 17, 1926 - January 1, 2025
Olympia, Washington - Margaret Neff, a 44-year resident of Olympia, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Serene Manor in Lacey on New Years Day, 2025.
Born on July 17, 1926 in San Antonio, TX to Clinton and Margaret Medbery, Margaret spent the first two decades of her life in Texas, at times calling Houston, Marfa and College Station home.
It was at College Station that she met the love of her life, Russell Neff. They were married on June 7th, 1946 in Bryan, TX and soon moved back to the Pacific Northwest, where they lived for the rest of their lives.
Margaret was a mother and homemaker who was proud of those roles. She was active in church in all the towns where they lived. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Olympia for more than 40 years.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Russell in 2013, by her elder brother Clinton Medbery Jr. in 1985, and grandson David in 2007.
Margaret is survived by her children Suzanne Davis, Snohomish, WA, Thomas Neff of Spring, TX, Russell Neff Jr. of White Salmon, WA, eight grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial and celebration of Margaret's life will be on March 15 at 2 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Olympia.
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