Marjorie Gaines
April 28, 1932 ~ March 17, 2020
Marjorie Gaines, 87, of Mount Vernon, passed away Tuesday March 17, 2020, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Services are private at this time. A Celebration of Life at the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church will take place at a later date. Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon, is caring for Marjorie and her family. Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughters, Sandy (David) Barnhart and Susan (Garold) Schulze; grandchildren, Kelly Burk, Kathy Barnhart, and Michael (Jessica) Barnhart and Sean (Heidi) Phillips and Carol (Bill) Miller; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; siblings, Bill (Karen) Wadsworth, Donnie (Bonnie) Wadsworth, Lois (Ed) Hart, and Kenny (Mary) Wadsworth; several extended family members; the family fur babies Marjorie enjoyed; and her beloved church family.
Marjorie Ann Wadsworth was born April 28, 1932, in rural Springville, to Vernon and Florence (Fox) Wadsworth. She attended Springville High School. She married Paul Gaines on May 27, 1950. Marjorie enjoyed baking and could whip anything up from her cabinets to share and enjoy with her family, including brownies and coconut cream pie. She especially treasured time spent with family. Marjorie was a marvelous cook, and was well known for her homemade beef and noodles around the holidays. She also enjoyed visiting with friends, reading, word search puzzles, gardening, and crocheting and sewing'many items of which were donated to church. Marjorie was a longtime member of the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, her faith and family there were an important part of her life. She belonged to reading, prayer, Sunday school, and circle activities, and even helped to clean the church. Marjorie enjoyed traveling with her friends from church to different conferences.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul; and sister, Mary Gaines.
The family would like to thank the amazing team at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for the great care they gave Marjorie during her illness.
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Marge and Paul were our neighbors for years, and we were so lucky — we couldn’t have had more wonderful neighbors, helpful, caring, patient (even putting up with our uncontrolled weed that kept invading their beautiful lawn. They were the epitome of Christian love and compassion, sharing that love with all of us fortunate to be a part of their community. Both are sorely missed, truly amazing people.
Such a sweet and kind soul. I will miss her smiles and hugs. ♥️
Such a sweet and kind soul. I will miss her smiles and hugs. ♥️
Sandra, Susan, Lois and family, I am so sorry for your loss. I have thought about Marge so much lately and have been meaning to call her…. Marge was one of a kind and when she got tickled about something, had the best laugh ever. so many parties at Albert’s Christmas Eve and she always had the best time. Dear Marge can rest now after caring for so many people in her life, she needs to rest and be free of pain. Please keep her laugh and smile in your memories and know she is watching over us all. You have my most sincere sympathy and hugs to you all. Annamae