Mrs. Margaret Gardner Rawls, 79, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Funeral Services will be Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Biggs Funeral Home chapel in Williamston, N.C., with visitation from 12:30 until 1: 45 prior to the service.
Mrs. Rawls loved her church, Rose of Sharon Free Will Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for over 40 years as well as being a loyal member of the choir. She loved to cook but her very favorite activity was doing for others. She graduated from Bear Grass High School as valedictorian and went on to do accounting and bookkeeping at different fertilizer companies for over 40 years. In 1958 she married Joseph Rawls. They shared a long and happy marriage.
Surviving Mrs. Rawls are her husband, Joseph "Joe' Rawls of the home, a daughter, Franki Cobb and husband Steve of Tarboro, a granddaughter, Stephanie Cobb of Tarboro, and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mallisa Woodard and Noah Gardner and a sister Helen G. Harrison.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rose of Sharon Church at 8000 Bear Grass Road, Robersonville, N.C. 27871 or Bear Grass Fire and Rescue.