Margaret Morgan OBITUARY Margaret (“Marnie”) John McGrail Morgan, 90, died September 10, 2024. She passed away peacefully at home with her children at her bedside. Marnie was born on December 6, 1933.
She was the only child of John Joseph McGrail and Catherine Mary Herbert. She grew up in the Boston area, graduating from Winthrop High School and attending Westbrook Junior College. Marnie had innumerable talents.
She was a consummate entertainer and enjoyed hosting family and friends for dinner parties. She collected art and antiques. She had a beautiful singing voice and played the piano.
She was an excellent bridge player, attaining the rank of Life Master. She was an enthusiastic golfer. She was an active member of the Princess Anne Garden Club and prepared floral arrangements for many weddings with her friends “the flower girls.
” Marnie’s commitment to her community was evident in her diverse roles, from volunteer coordinator for the City of Virginia Beach to serving on the Board of the Norfolk Forum to co-founding a docent program to provide local high school students tours of the Virginia Beach courthouse. She was also a founding member of the Margaret Roper Moss Circle of the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. She was an active member of the Catholic parish at Ft.
Story’s First Landing Chapel. Marnie managed a successful clothing store Morgan Taylor Classics for many years. She later worked as a marketing manager at Atlantic Shores retirement community and as a real estate agent for Rose & Womble.
Marnie was married for almost 60 years to Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., a prominent local attorney and later federal district court judge. She cherished her relationships with Henry’s colleagues, law clerks, and their families.
Marnie adored her three children, Rob, Kay, and Coke, her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and her extended “Morgan” family. She had a wide circle of loving and devoted friends. Marnie was proceeded in death by her husband Henry and her daughter Kay Stockwell (Dave).
Survivors include her children, Rob Hanckel (Connie) and Coke Stewart (Brad); her grandchildren, Robby Hanckel (Kat), Jay Hanckel (Kelly), Henry Stockwell, Hunt Stockwell, Lily Stockwell, and Miles Stewart; and her great grandchildren, Charlotte Hanckel and Allan Hanckel. A funeral mass will be held at 10:45 a.m.
on Monday, September 23, at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach, with a private interment at Galilee Episcopal Church thereafter. A reception will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 for family and friends, the location to be announced.
Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon, Virginia, is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad, or the charity of your choice. Honor with Flowers In memory of Margaret Plant a Living Memorial In memory of Margaret.
