Margaret R (Howerton) Tarr

Margaret R. Tarr, age 77, of Salem, passed away Monday, September 28 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Margaret was born June 8, 1943 in Gary, Indiana the daughter of William Edgar Howerton and Vivian Celeste Phelps Osborne.  She was a retired employee of Childcraft Industries and a member of Salem First Baptist Church.

She is survived by one son:  Charles M. Williams (Angie) of Pearl, Mississippi, three daughters:  Tracy Owsley (Darrell) of Salem, Rebecca Collins (Michael) of Campbellsburg, and Debra Thomas (Johnny) of Salem, a brother:  James Howerton of Salem, a sister:  Diana Peysha (Don) of Salem, five grandchildren:  Derrick Williams, Courtney Seeley (Lucas), Vivian Long (Breraton), Gabrielle Curtsinger and Gary Hook II, and four great-grandchildren:  Ashlynn Curtsinger, Emma Righthouse, Charlotte Seeley and Cooper Seeley.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister:  Maxine Clark, and two grandchildren:  Dallas Williams and Kevin Curtsinger.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1PM at Weathers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-8PM and Thursday from 9AM-time of service.