Marguerite Winbon

Raleigh - Marguerite Anderson Winbon, 74, formerly of Fremont, died Saturday, September 15, 2007. She was the widow of Carl J. Winbon and had resided in Raleigh in recent years with her daughter, Donna. Marguerite was born in Maryland to the late Claus Alfred and Bertha Marshall Anderson. Preceding her were sisters, Velva Coon of Salem, OR, and Betty Blakeman of Lexington, KY. In Wayne County, she worked with the county for 26 years of which 21 were as secretary to the County Fire Marshall. Upon her retirement in 1992, the Wayne County Fireman's Association awarded her the G. Edgar Summerlin Fireman of the Year Award. She remains the only non-firefighter to earn the Award. In 1979, the "Woman of the Year Award" was presented by the Wayne County Fireman's Ladies Auxiliary, an organ- ization she helped create. She was also instrumental in organizing women's auxiliaries within the Fremont Fire Department Fremont Rescue Squad. Funeral, Saturday, September 22, 10:00 AM, Elmwood Cemetery, New Section, Fremont, with Rev. Doug Johnson. Visitation will immediately follow in the Fremont Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Surviving is her daughter, Donna Winbon: son, Doug Winbon of Deep Gap: granddaughter, Jenna Winbon of Boone: brother-in-law, Robert Blakeman of Lexington, KY: sisters-in-law, Edna Earle Pippin of Fremont and Kay Goggin of Hixon, TX: eight nieces and nephews in NC, KY, TN, GA and OR. Memorials are suggested to the Fremont Fire Department, PO Box 417, Fremont 27830, or to Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St Marys St, Ste 400, Raleigh 27605.