Obituary of Margaret Lois Price

PRICE, Margaret Whitlock 8/24/1930 - 5/17/2016 Margaret Lois Whitlock Price, age 85, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at her home in Tucson, Arizona. Margaret was born August 24, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to Harold and Loma Whitlock, and moved to Tucson as a teenager. After graduating from Tucson High School, she married Hermon T. Price, Jr., of Bisbee on December 19, 1948, and worked to put him through medical school in Chicago. Through the decades, they nurtured five children. She was intelligent and compassionate. She was skilled at much, including handwork: she could sew, stitch, knit or crochet anything. She loved her pets, indeed all animals. A woman of faith, Margaret stayed connected to Grace Church, 68 years. She is dearly loved and truly will be missed. She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, Adda McVean, and Paul Whitlock, and her husband of 65 years, Hermon Price. Margaret is survived by her dear sister, Mary Elizabeth Cole, Colorado Springs; her children, George Price and husband, Tim Finnegan, Hayward, CA; Lorraine Thomson, Tucson; David Price and wife, Jennifer, Alvin, TX; Steven Price, Tucson; and Harold Price, Portland, OR; twelve grand and five great-grandchildren, and her beloved sister-in-law, Billie Jo Ryan, Tucson, and numerous wonderful nieces and nephews. A Requiem Eucharist will be held Friday, June 3, 11:00 a.m., at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams, Tucson 85719, The Rev. Steve Keplinger, celebrating. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to the church. Arrangements are under the direction of ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Avalon Chapel, (520) 472-7901