Margaret Evelyn (Hutchins) Baker, age 97, of Dorchester, passed away peacefully at the Sackville Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 17, 2011.
Born in Liverpool, N.S., she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Annie (Day) Hutchins.
Following the death of her mother in the great flu epidemic of 1918, she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Wright of Liverpool, N.S. She attended school in Liverpool until high school, then finished high school at Edgehill School for Girls in Windsor, N.S. Margaret was a member of Trinity Anglican Church in Dorchester.
Along with her love of home and family, music was her main interest. She was a member of Shepody Chapter IODE since 1948 and held several offices. Bird feeding and bird watching became her joy as she grew less active.
Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Bruce Hutchins, of Smith's Cove, N.S.
She leaves to mourn her passing her son James of Rossway Digby County, N.S., and daughter Shirley Bourque as well as two granddaughters and two grandsons and seven great-grandchildren. Also her cousin Mrs. Helen Jones of Kentville, N.S., and a nephew the Reverend E. Brian Hutchins and his wife Sandra of Sackville, N.S.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge St., Sackville, N.B., (506-364-1300) where visiting hours were held on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the Trinity Anglican Church, Dorchester, on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at 3:30 p.m., Archdeacon Reginald Stockall, assisted by her nephew Rev. E. Brian Hutchins. Burial will follow in the Dorchester Rural Cemetery.
Donations to Trinity Church, Dorchester, or to a charity of the donor's choice would be gratefully appreciated by the family.
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