Margaret Elsie SMITH

Mrs Margaret (Peggy) Elsie Wright (née Smith) April 08, 1918 - April 17, 2004 WRIGHT- Margaret (Peggy) Elsie, at Oak Bay Lodge on April 17, 2004. Predeceased by her parents Eva and James Smith, her sisters Madeleine Hopkins and Clarissa Wise, and her beloved husband, Stan. Survived by her daughter Dale Miller (Archie) of New Westminster, her grandson Sean Kerr of Vancouver, and friend Bruce Donald of Sidney, B.C. Born in Echo Bay, Ontario in 1918, Peggy married Stan Wright in 1946 and moved to Kenogami, Quebec, where Stan was Mill Accountant for Price Brothers. In 1980, after three years in St. Mary’s Ontario, they moved to Colwood, B.C. After Stan’s death in 1993, Peggy moved to Sidney, B.C. and then to Oak Bay Lodge in 2003. She was widely known for her love of lapidary and fondly known to many as “the tree lady” for the beautiful gem trees she made and taught others to make. Her family is very grateful to Dr. Innes and the staff of Oak Bay Lodge, especially those on 1- Dogwood, for their care and caring, which helped to make Peggy’s last year more comfortable. Her life was also made richer and more enjoyable by her companion, Trish O’Doherty of Cullenswood Companion Care. In keeping with Peggy’s wishes, there will be no funeral services. She will be interred at the Veterans Cemetery “God’s Acre” in Esquimalt beside Stan. If friends so wish, commemorative donations may be made to the B.C. Cancer Society or their local Salvation Army Corps.