Margaret Kennedy Milligan

Struthers - Margaret Kennedy Milligan, 97, of Struthers died Sunday afternoon in Maplecrest Nursing Home. Mrs. Milligan was born November 23, 1909 in Brookfield, a daughter of Harry and Anna Ellen Flick Anderson. She was a 1928 graduate of Struthers High School and attended Ohio University. Mrs. Milligan worked for Strouss Department Store and as a bookkeeper for Milligan Dairy. She was a New York representative for the American Field Service covering 19 schools in 6 counties of Ohio and 15 schools in 5 counties of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Milligan was a member of the Struthers Girl Basketball Team which won the State Championship in 1926 and later was inducted into the Struthers Hall of Fame. She was an accomplished public speaker, a leader of the former Missionary Society, a member of the Struthers Music Club Chorus and was an avid swimmer. She was a member of the Struthers Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday School, was a member of the Fiega Sunday School Class, Fireside Sunday School Class and the Women's Circle. Mrs. Milligan leaves her husband, Harold Milligan, Sr., whom she married September 4, 1931; a daughter, Rebecca Milligan of Columbia, SC; a son, Harold (Linda) Milligan, Jr. of Struthers; five grandchildren, Jennifer Milligan, Amy Moran, Shannan Pierce, Scott Morgan, and Mandi Angelo; and six great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, Mrs. Milligan was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith Milligan; a sister, Jane Winkler; and two brothers, Harry and Edward Anderson. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 11:00 A.M. at the Struthers Presbyterian Church with Rev. Steve Breazier officiating. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7 P.M. at the Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers and Thursday from 10-10:45 A.M. at the church. Interment will follow in the Poland Riverside Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Struthers Presbyterian Church Women's Association at 110 Poland Ave., Struthers, Ohio 44471. Condolences may be sent at www.beckerobits.com .

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