Margaret Ann (Maggie) Booth, ‘The Real Deal’
Margaret Ann (Maggie) Booth, 69, of Milton peacefully lost her battle with liver disease/cancer Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Maggie was born Feb. 12, 1950, in Bedford, Va. She was the daughter of the late Harry Mitchell (Billy) Booth and Anna Wharton Hendricks.
Maggie had a celebrated and productive career as a contract officer working with the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Department of the Navy. She was a longtime resident of White Plains, Md., where she met the love of her life, Jan Johnson. Their marriage was on Aug. 2, 2012, in Washington, D.C., followed by a ceremony and celebration two days later in Solomons Island, Md.
After retirement in 2016, she and Jan moved to Milton where her heart connected with many friends. She loved her times with them on the beach, around a game or card table, on golf courses and pickleball courts, on any dance floor, and around any table to share food and stories. She totally enjoyed using power tools to build anything, exquisitely wrapping Christmas gifts, redesigning indoor and outdoor spaces, and telling stories of her passion for volleyball, both as a team player and an official.
Maggie cherished her friendships, was fiercely loyal, endearingly competitive, and will be remembered for her intense blue eyes, her joyful smile, and a radiant caring warmth that welcomed everyone unconditionally.
Maggie is survived by her wife, Jan Johnson; her son, Chad Martin Reedy and his wife Nicki; and her grandchildren: Chad Jr., and Brooke. She is now reunited with her daughter Kimberlie Ann Reedy who passed away Oct. 2, 1999.
A Celebration of Maggie's Life will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, where friends may visit beginning at 6 p.m. Interment will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Thaxton, Va.
If anyone wishes to make a donation in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in the name of Maggie Booth to Gift of Life Family House, 401 Callowhill St., Philadelphia, PA 19123.
Please visit Maggie's Life Memorial Webpage and sign her online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.
