LOWVILLE - Funeral services for Margaret Rose "Maggie" Vary, 69, of State Route 12, who died on Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2011, will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sundquist Funeral Home with Rev. Donald Briant, Pastor of the Clayton United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the West Lowville Cemetery followed by a meal at the New Bremen Fire Hall. Family and friends may call on Friday, April 22, 2011, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Sundquist Funeral Home in Lowville. Memorials may be given to the Copenhagen Fire Department and Auxiliary; the Croghan Ambulance Fund, to the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility with special attention to the Activities Fund c/o Irene Williams, Lewis County Office of the Aging or to Jane Zehr (Texas Road Quilters) for comfort quilt materials. Margaret was born on August 22, 1941, in West Carthage, a daughter of the late Elwood Gates and Ruth Arlene Nicholl Waugh and attended both West Carthage and Copenhagen schools and received her GED. On August 29, 1959, she was married to Maurice R. Vary, Sr. in the Copenhagen United Congregational Church with Rev. John C. Wetzel officiating. The couple raised their five children, Maurice R. Jr, Donald G., Holly J., Bryan C. and Dawn M. on the family homestead. In January of 1989, Margaret and her husband bought "Hillbilly Heaven", a bar and grill they operated until 2003, when they sold the business. Margaret was a member of the United Church of Copenhagen. As a young girl she attended the Deer River Congregational Church, was a member of the Hagenettes 4-H Club and later became a member of the Harrisburg Grange. She especially loved dancing and listening to old country music, knitting while watching NASCAR and college basketball on TV, going for rides on Sunday and going to the Lewis County Fair. Margaret was a dedicated volunteer delivering Meals-on-Wheels and raising money for the Heart Association. Margaret was a direct descendent of four Revolutionary War soldiers: Micah Gates, Simeon Phelps and John and George Countryman. Her great-great grandfather, Henry J. Wisner fought in the Civil War. Surviving Margaret are her children and spouses: Maurice R., Jr, "Raymond" and Lorie of Valley, AL; Donald G. and his companion, Karen Budd of Hannibal, MO; Holly J. and Barry "Joe" Lyndaker of Lowville and Dawn M. Priest and companion, Eben Shettleton of Watertown; her daughter-in-law, Rebecca M. Vary of Carthage, widow of son, Bryan C. Vary; ten sisters and one brother: Aileen Waugh Robbins, Denmark; Brenda Wilmot, Corinth; E. Sue and Clifford Mattis, Denmark; Donald and Shelley Waugh, Copenhagen; Rebecca and Ronald Sullivan, Copenhagen; Jo-Ann and Wilmer "Sonny" Lyndaker, Croghan; Lorraine "Sam" Stewart, Saratoga Springs and Sandy "Cork" and Phil Adams, Brownville; Tina and Thomas Stanford, Lyons Falls; Cindy Waugh, Croghan; Diane and Douglas Oliver, Aberdeen, NJ; seven grandchildren: Amber House, Salenna Vary, Sgt, Travis Vary, Shannaly Williams, Bailey and Brittany Houghtaling and Rachael Vary; three great grandsons: Jaylen Vary and Cayden and Bryson Williams and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her son, Bryan and her husband, Maurice, Margaret is predeceased by her grandson, Tyrell Vary. The family would like to extend a thank you to the second floor staff at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility for their excellent care given to Margaret during her stay.