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Margaret J., 91, a resident of Albuquerque for 54 years, went home to be with the Lord on April 12, 2008, with her family present. She was born on August 24, 1916, along with her twin, Martha, in Dallas, Texas. Margaret attended public schools in Dallas before her father moved the family to Colorado where she graduated from Delta High School in Delta, Colorado. She attended the University of New Mexico in 1932 and completed her Bachelor's degree a few years later. Margaret married Lilburn C. Homan in 1940, and they had one daughter, Carol Ann Homan. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann and husband, Tom Goodwin, of Albuquerque; two grandchildren, Becky Goodwin of Albuquerque, and Thomas Goodwin and wife, Sarah, of Denver, Colorado; three sisters-in-law, Genevra Jackson of California, Janice Blevins of Portales, NM, and Marian Homan of Albuquerque, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lilburn C. Homan, in 1986; parents, John Alexander Jackson and Nola Katherine Jackson; three brothers, Jim, Jesse, and Frank Jackson of California; and her two sisters, Mary Lou Ballenger and Martha Moore of Albuquerque. Margaret was an educator in New Mexico since 1934. She started teaching at age 18 in Estancia, NM, she taught in Moriarty, NM, in Albuquerque at Zia Elementary, Van Buren Jr. High, and Aztec Elementary. After achieving her Master of Arts degree in 1971, she became a Reading Specialist at East Area and later District Reading Coordinator for Albuquerque Public Schools in June 1979 until her retirement in 1985. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 .a.m. Friday April 18, 2008. at Christ Community Fellowship at 5908 Anaheim NE. In lieu of flowers, you may remember Margaret through a gift to Presbyterian Hospice, Hosanna Faith Comes by Hearing, Christ Community Fellowship or a Charity of your choice.
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