Margaret Gunther

Margaret Gunther was born on November 18, 1927 to the late Perry and Margaret Lindsay. She fell asleep in death on December 12, 2003 after a long illness. Margaret grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Douglass High School from which she graduated. After graduation, she went to work for a restaurant called Casa Giannerini. She worked there until her retirement after 35 years as Head Cook.In 1949 Margaret married Walter Gunther who preceded her in death after 49 years of marriage. From this union wee born three children.A major change occurred in Margaret’s life when she began a study of the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and learned enough to get baptized on November 16, 1971. Margaret’s fine example as a Christian Wife caused her husband Walter to accept a study of the Bible with one of the elder in her congregation and also get baptized. Margaret displayed the spirit of hospitality for a number of years by making her home available to the congregation as one of the Book Study locations. The Book Study was a place where members of the congregation could further be educated in Christian living.A milestone was reached when Margaret increased her ministry by becoming a Full Time Pioneer Minister on September 1, 2000. As a full time minister Margaret devoted many hours reaching people in the community with the Good News of God’s Kingdom. She believed that everyone was entitled to benefit from Jesus’ command at Matt. 28:19-20, which says. “Go therefore and make disciples of people… “Margaret set a fine example of one who did not look for the bad in people. She always tried to find the good in people. She never let herself be one to complain about other people, nor did she ever give anyone cause to believe she would listen to complaints about people.Margaret’s three children survive her. They are Walter A. Gunther Jr., Elizabeth A. Hines and Frances Pitt; daughter-in-law, Patricia Gunther; two grandson, Bobby R. Pitt Jr. and Barry E. Pitt. An aunt named Irene Lucas is a survivor of Margaret. The following nieces and nephews are survivors also: Margerite Woods, Naomi Broaddus, Maxine Daniely, Cynthia MacKinnon, Kenneth MacKinnon, Jerry MacKinnon, George MacKinnon, Phillip Lindsay and Perry Lindsay. There are also great-nieces and great-nephews along with cousins and friends from the surrounding congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses that will miss her.

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Margaret Gunther

November 18, 1927 - December 12, 2003