Many family and friends of the late Margaret Hamilton Wilson gathered to celebrate her long and eventful life and lay her to rest in Barnhill Cemetery.
Margaret was a well-known face around Barnhill and Broughty Ferry for more than eight decades.
She was a member and elder of St Margaret’s Church in Barnhill and as a former colleague and friend put it: “To know her was to love her.”
Born on March 22 1921, Margaret was the third of four children. She grew up in Barnhill with her sister Elsie and brothers James and Ian.
Summers were often spent in Kirriemuir and throughout her life, North Muir and the Glens, in particular, held very special memories for Margaret.
Her professional career began with DC Thomson in the 1930s, where she worked on Red Letter until war broke out.
She left to help with the war effort and eventually joined the Land Army from 1943-46. It was at this time that Margaret met her fianc Harry, who was tragically killed in an accident.
Post-war, Margaret trained as a primary teacher and enjoyed many years teaching at Blackness, Charleston and Fintry Schools in Dundee.
Margaret then took up the position of infant mistress at the Eastern school in Broughty Ferry, where she remained until her retirement.
Margaret’s interests naturally drew young people to her, whether at school, Sunday school, as a Guide leader or during the many extracurricular camps and activities she helped to organise.
An enthusiastic traveller, Margaret’s excursions included New York and North River in 1953 and New Zealand in 2001, with many foreign holidays and “staycations” in her beloved Scotland and Skye in between.
She loved people and animals and was greatly inspired by the natural beauty of the world around her. Margaret also thoroughly enjoyed zipping around the countryside in her many cars. In short, she lived life to the full.
In her final years, Margaret’s health deteriorated and she lived at Riverside View Care Home and her family have thanked the carers at Riverside for her treatment and care there.