Margaret Pierce McAvity Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Margaret Pierce McAvity (Greenwich, Connecticut), born in San Diego, Texas, who passed away on June 22, 2018, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
Peggy" as she was known to her many friends, "Granny" as she was known to her extended family, died peacefully after a brief illness on August 5th, 2018, in Palo Alto, California, at age 91. The second of four sisters—The Pierce Girls—she was born on February 24th, 1927, in San Diego to Capt. Edward Harris Pierce, USN, and Emily Luce Pierce. She moved back and forth between the two coasts until she met and married Douglas Malcolm McAvity in 1948. His job took them from the Northeast to the Midwest to the South where they accumulated dozens of wonderful friends and ultimately settled in Greenwich, Connecticut. She was an avid home gardener, botanical reserve docent and community volunteer. Not long after Dougs's passing in 1984, she moved to Palo Alto, California, to be near her daughter. Her love of family, children, friends young and old, animals and any new adventure kept her busy and happy for the rest of her life. She is survived by sisters Emily Connor of Tallahassee, Priscilla Thomas of New Canaan (older sister Constance Quinby predeceased her in 2015), her children Priscilla Marzoni (Tony) of Palo Alto, Malcolm McAvity (Dana) of Greenwich, James McAvity (Julie) of Neptune Beach, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren whom she adored as they did her. She will be interred at her husband's side at a private family service in New Brunswick, Canada. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to your favorite charities.
