Margaret Avery

WAKEFIELD, KANSAS - Margaret Avery, 104, died Feb. 9, 2007 in Topeka, Kansas. Ms. Avery was born on March 17, 1902 in Wakefield, Kansas the daughter of Herman W. and Hattie (Coffman) Avery. Ms. Avery was raised in Wakefield, Kansas and graduated from Wakefield High School. She earned a degree in home economics from Kansas State University in 1926. After teaching one year in Okilamulgee, Oklahoma, she enrolled at Columbia University in New York and earned her master's degree in Clothing Merchandising. Following the completion of her education, she worked for Dayton-Hudson Department Stores in Detroit, Michigan as a buyer. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Surviving is a brother Willian H. Avery of Wakefield, Kansas and her nieces and nephews. No Services are planned and inurnment will take place at a later date in Highland Cemetery, Wakefield, Kansas. Memorials may be made to the Wakefield Museum c/o Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, 918 7th, Clay Center, Ks. 67432