| Name |
Margaret Rogers Willers |
| Birth |
3 Aug 1917 |
Rochester, Monroe County, New York  [1] |
- daughter of Diedrich K Willers and Amelia Rogers
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| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
10 Apr 1950 |
614 E. Buffalo Street, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York [2] |
- Hamilton H Mabie, Head, White, Male, 35, Married, born in New York, Asst Professor in Machine Design, University
Margaret W Mabie, Wife, White, Female, 32, Married, born in New York
Belle M Mabie, Mother, White, Female, 72, Widow, born in New York
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| Residence |
Between 1984 and 1996 |
Hutcheson Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Residence |
Between 1996 and 2000 |
108 Greenbriar Trail, Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia |
| Witness-Obituary |
26 Feb 2000 |
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York [3] |
- Hamilton Horth Mabie, 85, died at home Wednesday, February 23, 2000 under Ogeechee Area Hospice Care. He has been a resident of Statesboro, Ga. since August 1996 and was formerly of Blacksburg. Born in Rochester, N.Y., he graduated from the University of Rochester and had advanced degrees from Cornell University and Pennsylvania State University. He was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell 1941-1960 and at Virginia Tech from 1964-1987. In the interim he was involved in atomic research in Albuquerque, N.M. He was the author of the textbook Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery; the most recent edition was co-authored by Dr. C. F. Reinholtz. Mr. Mabie is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margaret (Sallie) Mabie; by his son and daughter-in-law, John and Sherry Mabie, and their children, Laura, Jeff, and Sarah, of Radford: by his daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Dave Matthews, and their children Greg and Jill of Statesboro, Ga.; and by his daughter and son-in-law, Sara Mabie and Sufian AIkhaldi, and their son, Sharif MabieAlkhaldi, of Athens, Ga. Visiting hours will be Monday, February 28, 2000 from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the McCoy Funeral Home Blacksburg. The service of remembrances will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 29, 2000 at the Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel. Honorary Pallbearers are: R. A Comparin, J. L. Cox, N. S. Eiss, M. J. Furey, J. B. Jones, W. F. O'Brien, F. J. Pierce, C. F. Reinholtz. Remembrances may be sent to the H. H. Mabie M. E. Scholarship Fund, Virginia Tech Foundation, Blacksburg, Va. 24061. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home Blacksburg.
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| Death |
7 Apr 2012 |
Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia [4, 5] |
| Obituary |
12 Apr 2012 |
Roanoke, Virginia [4] |
- Margaret (Sallie) Mabie, 94, formerly of Blacksburg, and a resident of Statesboro, Ga., since 1996, died in Statesboro on April 7, 2012, surrounded by her children. Born Margaret Rogers Willers in Rochester, N.Y., in 1917, Sallie spent her childhood on her beloved Cayuga Lake and in Rochester. In 1938 she graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in Economics. In 1941, she married Hamilton H. Mabie and moved to Ithaca, N.Y., where they made their home for 19 years. Hamilton was a professor at Cornell University and Sallie worked for many years at Ithaca High School before her children were born.
Enchanted by New Mexico after a one-year sabbatical from Cornell, they returned to Albuquerque in 1960. In 1964, they moved to Blacksburg where Hamilton was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech until 1987. Throughout his life's work, Sallie assisted him as an editor and proofreader of his books and papers. In 1971, Sallie received her Master's Degree in Education from Virginia Tech.
Wherever she lived, Sallie was an active participant in the community. In Blacksburg, she served as a volunteer in many different capacities that ranged from Girl Scout leader to serving on the Planning Commission in the 1980s. One of her great passions was the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. She believed in responsible government and an educated citizenry.
In 1996 Sallie and her husband moved to Statesboro, Ga., where she became a caregiver to him until his death in 2000. After suffering a stroke in 2003, Sallie was lovingly cared for by her daughter, Janet, son-in-law, Dave, and their children, Greg and Jill. In 2008, she moved to an assisted-living facility.
A loving mother to her three children and their spouses and a special grandmother to her six grandchildren, Sallie was the hub of her family. She was also a good friend to many.
She is survived by her son, John Mabie, of Radford, Va.; her daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Dave Matthews, of Statesboro, Ga.; her daughter, Sara Mabie, and son-in-law, Sufian Alkhaldi, of Bowie, Md. She is survived by her six grandchildren, Laura Mabie Bishop and her husband, Stephen, of Radford, Jeffrey Mabie and Sarah Mabie, of Arlington, Va., Greg Matthews, of Statesboro, Jill Matthews, of Atlanta, and Sturm Mabie, of Washington, D.C.; as well as two great- grandchildren, Kellen and Juliana Bishop. She leaves her sister-in-law, Mary Willers, of Interlaken, N.Y.; her good friend, Olive Phelan, of Ithaca; her nieces, Carol Willers White, of Bainbridge Island, Wash., and Margaret Willers, of Los Angeles; her nephew, Diedrich Willers III, of Interlaken; and her cousin, Susan Burleigh Mullican, of Statesboro.
She is predeceased by her husband; her daughter-in-law, Sherry Saunders Mabie; and her brother, Diedrich Willers Jr.
Please visit with the family at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10 a.m. A service of Celebration and Remembrance will follow at 11 a.m. conducted by the Rev. Glenn Tyndall.
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| Reference Number |
3353 |
| Burial |
Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia [6] |
| Person ID |
I3331 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1917 - 2012 (94 years)
