Birth date: Jan 31, 1924 Death date: Apr 21, 2023
Margaret Kenney Scruggs 1/31/24 Idaho Falls, ID - 4/21/2023 Dowling Park, Fl Margaret was raised on a 600-acre cattle ranch, walked 2 miles to school with 6-8 other students, & boarded out in Helena, Mt and Idaho Falls. She clean Read Obituary
My Aunt Marg was visiting us at our cabin in western Montana years ago and while on a hike into the mountains, she started picking up what she called special rocks and because I was the only one with a backpack, her rocks were deposited into my backpack! Love you Aunt Marg!!!
I knew Margaret as a co-volunteer worker on the Florida Trail. I met and worked under her direction at my very first activity. She was a good and inspiring teacher who led me into many years of work in this activity.
Unfortunately, I never learned much about her personal background. Reading the obituary of her amazing early life, growing up on a ranch, the many things she did other than help build a trail, revealed to me much of how she became the person I knew: forthright, direct, always hard working, tough, interested in learning new things and people, and fully devoted to causes she believed in. Margaret was a real person. Knowing a person of such strong character was a privilege.
Surely she will Rest in Peace. Condolences to her family on their loss of a remarkable loved one.
I feel honored to have known Margaret. What a very special woman. She lived a long life (really lived) but it is still sad to hear of her passing. She is certainly among the top ten women I’ve ever known. I’m pretty sure I told her that a few years ago. LOVE.
