Margaret Helen Lupton Lancaster, 85, of Winchester, VA died Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Winchester Medical Center. She was born October 24, 1929 in Alexandria, VA, the daughter of James Roberts Lupton and Margaret Harmon Roberts Lupton.

She is survived by a brother, Edward Irish Lupton of Poway, CA, and a sister, Mary Jean Lupton Speidel of Greensboro, NC. Two brothers, James Roberts Lupton, Jr., and Alfred Roberts Lupton preceded her in death. Two daughters, Susan Lynn Lancaster and Tamara Jean Lancaster, also preceded her in death. Many nieces and nephews cherish their memories of “Aunt Marg.” Many local Luptons will miss their cousin “Margie.”

Margaret spent her early childhood on the family farm near Clear Brook, VA. She graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, DC in 1947 and from Wilson Teacher’s College in 1952. She taught school in Virginia and California. After 20 years as a patent researcher in Arlington, Margaret retired in 1995, moved to Winchester and returned to her Quaker roots. A Hollingsworth descendant, she was very interested in family history. She worked as a docent at Abrams Delight for many years.

Margaret loved music and sang with the Sweet Adelines in Winchester. In retirement, she took up quilting, and friends and family enjoy having pieces of her beautiful handiwork.

A Memorial Meeting for Worship will be at the Hopewell Quaker Meeting House, 604 Hopewell Rd., Clear Brook, VA on Saturday, June 27^th, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow in the Hopewell graveyard.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Hopewell Centre Meeting, care of James T. Riley, Treasurer, 1321 Vanceright Circle, Winchester, VA, 22601. Omps Funeral Home is handling arrangements.