Wilson, Margaret Eaton Johnston
Margaret Eaton Johnston Wilson, age 87, of Pearisburg, VA, (Bane), was welcomed to her eternal home on Sunday, November 03, 2024, after suffering a stroke. Margaret was born on February 18, 1937, to the late Shuler Kirk Johnston and Gladys Eaton Johnston at their home in Wabash, in Giles County.
After Margaret graduated from Pearisburg High School in 1954, where she played basketball and softball, she went on to major in secondary education at Bob Jones University, in Greenville SC. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1958, then started her career as a physical education teacher at Narrows High School. There she taught P.E. and coached for 12 years.
Margaret met the love of her life, J. Edward Wilson, their sophomore year of high school. They got married in August of 1958. She stopped teaching in 1970 when their first daughter, Kimberly Kay was born. Two and a half years later, they welcomed their second daughter, April Renee.
Margaret went on to teach on the Giles County Bible Bus for many years. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening and canning, making chocolate cakes and fresh fruit pies, and cracking walnuts. She attended many local church events and was on the Robert Sheffey Memorial Camp Meeting Board of Directors. She cherished Eaton’s Chapel, her church family, and time spent in Bible study and Godly fellowship. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed many meals and sporting events together. She met many new friends in the stands while enjoying softball, football, basketball, and volleyball games. Her grandchildren kept her busy with sporting events all over the state of Virginia, which greatly pleased the former athlete, gym teacher, and coach.
Margaret was preceded in joining the Lord by her parents and her sisters, Betty Jo Helton and Mary Ellen Warner. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Jesse Edward Wilson; their daughters Kimberly Wilson Gardner (Glenn) of Pearisburg, April Wilson Reasor of Christiansburg, and Salvadorian daughter Zairha Gonzalez Snider (Gerald) of Blacksburg; her beloved grandchildren, Keree Renee, Baylee Kay Reasor, Addison Shay Reasor, Gracyn Lynea Reasor, Justin Lee and Zion Jordan Britts (Newport), and Erik Andrew Snider. She is survived by her beloved brother Howard Kirk Johnston (Jean) of Pearisburg, special niece Barbara Warner Whitehead (David) of Wabash, and a multitude of sweet nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at Eaton’s Chapel Church, Pearisburg, on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 2pm. Visitation with family and friends will be from 1:00 – 2:00pm with a service immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Eaton’s Chapel or the Sheffey Camp Meeting that Margaret enjoyed so much.
The family is being served by Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg, (540) 921-1650; online at givensfuneralhome.com.
