Margaret Elaine Cooley ^{2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: LN5F-2VD.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: on 10 Sep 2004 in Gulfport, Harrison, MS. ³

2. Obituary: on 23 Jul 2011 in Biloxi, Harrison, MS. ² Margaret Cooley Pearson Beecher, age 80, of Gulfport, passed away on July 21, 2011 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, James C. Cooley and Adeline Cooley; a brother, Charles Cooley; a sister, Mary Broussard; and her late husband, Ellis Pearson. She is survived by her loving husband of thirteen years, Roderick R. Beecher of Gulfport; her children, James Pearson and Mary Beth Vierling (James), of Gulfport, Lori Bentley (Mike) of Franklin, TN, Jeffery Pearson (Sue) of Gulfport, Teresa Powell (Howard) of Woolmarket, Shawn Westbrook (Michael) of Catula, GA, and Bryan Beecher (Pam) of Ocean Springs; a brother, James C. Cooley, Jr (Hazel) of Florence, MS; three sisters, Evelyn Heck (Joe) of Darlington, SC, Edith Cooley of Bradford, PA, and Audrey Morgan (Jimmy) of Waveland; thirteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a seamstress for forty-seven years, and was a member of the Star Twirlers Squaredancing Club, in Gulfport, where she met her husband, Roderick. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. Memorials may be given to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 366 Cowan Rd, Gulfport, MS 39507. The funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd, Gulfport, with a visitation from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery, Picayune. An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com.

Margaret married Ellis Wilton Pearson. (Ellis Wilton Pearson was born on 27 Sep 1926 in Picayune, Pearl River, MS,^{6 7} died on 8 May 1993 in Biloxi, Harrison, MS ^{6 7 8} and was buried on 10 May 1993 in Picayune: Palestine Cemetery, Pearl River, MS ^{6 8}.)

Margaret next married Roderick Reid Beecher, son of Calvin Milton Beecher Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Wolf, on 16 Jan 1998 in Gulfport, Harrison, MS.¹ (Roderick Reid Beecher was born on 14 Jan 1939 in Springfield, Bradford, PA,^{9 10} died on 27 Dec 2021 in Biloxi: Kessler Air Force Base, Harrison, MS ¹⁰ and was buried in Biloxi: Biloxi National Cemetery, Harrison, MS ¹⁰.)