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Mable “Maggie” Louise Magnusson, 94, of Athens died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Ardmore on Main in Ardmore, Tenn.
Born Saturday, Aug. 11, 1917, in Ardmore, she was the daughter of the late John Leslie Magnusson and the late Mary Elizabeth Hargrove Magnusson.
She was a lifelong resident of Limestone County and a lifelong member of Boyd’s Chapel Methodist Church. She was employed by Alabama Hosiery Mill in Decatur for nine years and was a nurse’s aid at Athens-Limestone Hospital for 15 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Oleson Magnusson, Leslie Magnusson Jr., and Martin L. Magnusson; and sisters, Roberta Moore and Rebecca Johnson.
Survivors include one sister, Betty Garrett of Estill Springs, Tenn.; two caretakers, Esten Slayton and Sherian Johnson, both of Ardmore; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was at 4 p.m. Monday at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home with Matt Buttram officiating. Burial was in Hasting Cemetery in Ardmore.
The family received friends from 2-4 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that you make donations to the charity of your choice.
Obituaries
June 5, 2012




