Margaret E. (Hutchings) Doherty-Jones, a 28 year resident of Charlestown and formerly of Florida and Jamaica Plain, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at her home in Charlestown after an extended illness. She was 89 years old.
Margaret was born in Cambridge on October 17, 1922, a daughter of the late John and Martha (McLeod) Hutchings. She grew up in Somerville where she attended the Somerville Public School system. Margaret has been a homemaker most of her adult life. She enjoyed playing cards and doing crossword puzzles.
Margaret is the beloved wife of the late Edward M. Jones and Thomas Doherty. She is the devoted mother of Thomas F. Doherty of Charlestown and David A. Doherty of Charlestown. She is the loving Nana to 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She is the beloved sister of the late Ann, Pauline, Violet, Emily, Dolly, Dorothy, Benjamin, John, Cy and Harold. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She is the beloved longtime fiend of Isabelle McArdle of Charlestown.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours for Margaret on Sunday, September 2, 2012 from 2 to 5 p.m. followed by her Funeral Service at 5 p.m. in The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Margaret's name to Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St. Boston, Mass. 02114.