Marguerite E. Willsey

WILLSEY, MARGUERITE E. (HALL) SMITH, 97, Born January 1, 1914 to John and Emma Hall (Unger) in Lorain, Ohio. She went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on July 28, 2011. In Lorain, she was with the original owner of Marge's Flower & Gift Shop. She was a member of Lorain County Florist Assn. & The American Business Women's Assn. She learned her craft from Sova's Florist and Greenhouse in Lorain where she became an accomplished floral designer. She moved to Orlando in 1975 and worked for Mitchell's Specialties. Her son purchased Mitchell's in the same year and named it Marge's Specialties in her honor. She is survived by her son: Richard (Ronita) J. Smith Sr., Bonus son, Walter Cronic, Buckhead, GA; Grandchildren: Richard (Donna) Smith Jr., Ronda (David) Ramer, Kelly (Eric) Shultz, Jason (Kelly) Smith, Chamile Smith; Great-grandchildren: Daniel Shultz, Tricia Will, Amy Gammon, Brittany Smith, Cara Smith, Dillon Smith, Josh Duncan; Great-great grandchildren: Delaney, Krystal, Danny, Bradley, Jeffrey, Brady; Brothers William (Doris) Hall, Wakeman, OH, Dale (Milie) Hall, Amherst, OH and her extended family and best friend Barbara Westbury. Preceded in death, her husband, William C. Smith Sr., her second husband, Sumner Willsey, her son William C. (Sharon) Smith, Jr. Sisters: Mildred Milks, Marion Hale and Almeda Shwartz. Brother: John Hall Her viewing and visitation will be held Monday, August 1st at 7 to 9 p.m. at Baldwin-Fairchild on Weathersfield Ave/Highway 436 in Altamonte Springs, FL. Church services are Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Lockhart Baptist Church on Edgewater Dr. Any donations should be given to Lockhart Baptist Church or Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. The family would like to acknowledge the great care she received at SunBelt of Apopka, Florida Hospital and Hospice of the Comforter - Altamonte Springs.