Margaret "Peggy" L. Tolson

Margaret Louise Covington Tolson, known as "Peggy", died on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at her daughter's home in Western North Carolina surrounded by her family. She died peacefully in her sleep. She was 84. Peggy was born July 18, 1926, near Starr, MD to the late, Edward Elijah Covington and the late Laura Catherine Willis Covington. She was the oldest of nine children. She attended Queen Anne's County High School, graduating in 1943. She continued her education, attending Salisbury State Teacher's College graduating in 1946 with BS in English and began her career as a teacher at Stevensville High School. In 1955 she taught at W C Moffett near Barclay, MD. During her career, she also taught seventh grade in several of the Annapolis schools. In 1970 she retired from teaching. On December 26, 1947, she married Carville J. Tolson, Jr. of Stevensville, MD and they resided on Kent Island. They had two children. Her husband of 39 years predeceased her in 1986. Peggy was a resident of Queen Anne's County most of her life, and was an active member of the Grasonville Seventh-day Adventist Church since 1947. She was devoted to her family and her church; these were so very important to her. She also loved collecting stories, poems, hymns, quotations and created numerous "scrapbooks" of various collections which she then copied and shared with everyone. Peggy is survived by her two children; her daughter, Joy Park and son-in-law, Larry Park of Hendersonville, NC; her son, Carville J. Tolson, III of Tenet Creek, Australia and his wife, Adrianna Garzon of Statesville, NC; three sisters, Dolly Taylor of Starr, MD, Mary Payne of Salisbury, MD, and Sarah Crooke of Silver Spring, MD; three brothers, Charles Covington of Georgetown, DE, Henry Covington of Centreville, MD, and Alfred Covington of DelMar, DE; two grandsons, Gregory Park of Hendersonville, NC, Steven Park and his wife, Cynthia Park of Hendersonville, NC; two step-grandsons, Camillo Garzon and Gerson Garzon, both of Statesville, NC; one great grandson, Mateo Park of Hendersonville, NC; and multiple nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph Covington of Queenstown, MD, and Thomas Covington of Easton, MD. Services will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 2 PM at the Grasonville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 204 Medical Center Road, Grasonville, MD, 21638 with the Pastor Al Konrad officiating. Visitation will precede the service from 1 PM - 2 PM. Burial will follow at the Stevensville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Grasonville Adventist Community Services or charity of choice.

Margaret "Peggy" L. Tolson

July 18, 1926 - September 28, 2010