Margaret Elsie Davey (3 Mar 1932 - 10 Jun 2024)

In loving memory of Margaret Elsie Davey (nee Otter) who sadly died on 10th June 2024 at the Kingfisher Court Care Home.
Born at home in Pleasley Vale, Thursday 3rd March 1932.
Leaving Yorke Street school aged 14 she spent a year working in William Hollins Textile mills, Pleasley Vale, before leaving for a job as a farmhand at Wignalls farm, also in Pleasley Vale.
Aged 18 she joined the local WI group where she remained an active and enthusiastic member until December 2022.
Married plumber Reg in September 1954 at St Edmunds, Mansfield Woodhouse.
They initially lived in a rented flat on the High Street before securing their first house on Beech Tree Avenue before moving in 1965 to Park Hall Road.
Children, Anne & Brian born 1958 & 1961.
Margaret and Reg, along with sister Joan and husband Ron, became very involved in folk dancing, an activity they enjoyed for many years as founder members of Mansfield Folk Dance Group.
Returned to work 1970 as a market gardener with Bill Laughton at Park Hall Nurseries.
Reg died March 1993.
Margaret liked to travel and with the Women’s Institute and journeyed to many distant destinations. She also enjoyed many family holidays with her two granddaughters.