Margaret Perrot Conaway, 94, passed away on April 11, 2014 in Virginia Beach. Born September 28, 1919 in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Margaret Eller Perrot and wife of the late Theodore H. Conaway, Jr. She was a devoted Navy wife over 59 years of marriage and was active in numerous Navy Wives’ Clubs. She was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy of Portsmouth, and a founding member of the Church of the Ascension, Virginia Beach, where she was president of the Rainbows Seniors’ Group for many years.
She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Thomson; three sons, Ted Conaway, Rick Conaway and his wife, Samantha, and Michael Conaway and his wife, Carol; eight grandchildren, Pam Sprouse and her husband, Ted, Gary Turlington, Laura Conaway, Eileen Conaway, Matthew Thomson, Kate Thomson, Christopher Conaway, and Carlin Conaway; and three great-grandchildren, Britney Sprouse, Noah Sprouse, and Stacy Turlington. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Conaway Turlington.
The family will receive friends and extended family on Tuesday, April 15th from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Catholic Church of the Ascension, 4853 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach. A Mass of the Resurrection will be offered on Wednesday, April 16th at 11 a.m. at the church, with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Ascension Social Justice Ministry. Please share a memory with the family via the Condolences and Tributes tab.
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I will always smile when I think of Aunt Margaret. She was a pillar of support to all. Such a beautiful, classy, kind woman. My prayers are with you during this most difficult time.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. It is difficult to let her go, but we know that she is now where she has longed to be, with her God, her beloved husband, daughter and other loved ones who have gone before her. I thank God for her life and her passover to eternity at this special time. To me she was a dear friend for over 40 years, a model of the grace and dignity of a faith-filled woman in the face of life’s challenges, as well as its joys. God bless each of you.
We love Margaret and enjoyed time spent with her when we were at Ascension Parish together. We are sorry that we were unable to be present at her Mass of the Resurrection due to previous scheduled medical appointments. She is truly a saint in Heaven now. We extend our condolences to all of you during this time of your loss of Margaret. May God continue to bless your family.
Love Ray and Jane Hart
We love Margaret and enjoyed time spent with her when we were at Ascension Parish together. We are sorry that we were unable to be present at her Mass of the Resurrection due to previous scheduled medical appointments. She is truly a saint in Heaven now. We extend our condolences to all of you during this time of your loss of Margaret. May God continue to bless your family.
Love Ray and Jane Hart