Margaret Burleson Crumley

MARGARET BURLESON CRUMLEY, 97, OF BRISTOL, VA, DIED SEPTEMBER 12, 2011. SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND, SAMUEL HOWARD CRUMLEY, AND HER PARENTS, COMMODORE VANDERBILT AND MARY GILLAM BURLESON OF MORGANTON, NC. SHE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY SISTERS, MARY LOUISE BURLESON, GEORGIA BAILEY BURLESON AND BROTHER, GILLAM BURLESON. MARGARET IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, MARY BETH CRUMLEY STAMPLER AND HUSBAND BILL OF MARIETTA, GA: HER SON, JIM CRUMLEY AND WIFE SHERRY, OF BUCHANAN, VA; HER BROTHER CHARLES V. BURLESON AND WIFE JEANNE OF MORGANTON, NC; HER SISTER PAT HOWELL AND HUSBAND JACK OF MORGANTON; HER SISTER ELAINE CLARKE AND HUSBAND BOB OF LYNCHBURG, VA; HER SISTER-IN-LAW HELEN BURLESON OF HENDERSON, NC; HER GRANDCHILDREN SARA STAMPLER UNDERWOOD AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF MARIETTA, GA; CRAIG SIMPSON AND WIFE TRACEY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; CHRIS SIMPSON AND WIFE STACEY OF FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AMY, EMILY, COREY, KATHERINE AND CAROLINE SIMPSON; CAREGIVER KAREN BIERER; AND 22 NEICES AND NEPHEWS. MARGARET CAME TO BRISTOL FROM MORGANTON, NC, IN 1931, TO ATTEND VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE, AND GRADUATED IN 1933. SHE WAS SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT OF VIC FROM 1932 TO 1944; REGISTRAR OF VIC 1944-1953; SECRETARY OF ADMISSIONS VIC 1954-1964; AND DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS OF VIC FROM 1965 UNTIL HER RETIREMENT IN 1981. IN 1960 SHE WAS VIC ALUMNA OF THE YEAR. SHE RECEIVED THE VIC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 1994. THROUGH HER TRAVELS FOR VIC SHE ENJOYED FRIENDSHIPS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND SHE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HER WONDERFUL RAPPORT WITH VIC ALUMNAE AND STUDENTS. MARGARET WAS ALSO A VERY GIFTED ARTIST AND ENJOYED MANY YEARS WITH HER ARTISTIC CRAFTS. SHE BECAME LOCALLY FAMOUS FOR HER HAND MADE AND PAINTED "LITTLE PEOPLE." THE FAMILY EXTENDS A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE STAFF OF BETHEL RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING, FINCASTLE, VA. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011, FROM 1:30-2:30 P.M. IN THE WORRELL FINE ARTS CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE, MOORE STREET, BRISTOL, VA. A CELEBRATION OF MARGARET'S LIFE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY DR. ROBERT RAINWATER AT 2:30 P.M. IN TRAYER THEATER AT THE WORRELL FINE ARTS CENTER. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS MAY BE SENT TO: THE MARGARET B. CRUMLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND, VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE, 1013 MOORE STREET, BRISTOL, VA 24201. ARRANGEMENTS BY BOTETOURT FUNERAL HOME, BUCHANAN, VA