Margaret "Peggy" Dubois' Obituary
Margaret “Peggy” Jackson Dubois, 89, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Greenfields of Fredericksburg.
She was born in Lynchburg on June 6, 1927. She was the daughter of the late John Early Jackson and Elinor Hart Jones Jackson.
Peggy was also preceded in death by her two husbands, Captain Willard F. Searle, Jr. USN Ret. and Harry Dubois; her daughter, Jane Frisa and her brother, George Jackson.
Peggy is survived by her two daughters, Polly Searle of Falls Church and Wendy Searle Rogers and husband, Bill of Fredericksburg; five grandchildren, Carolyn Frisa of Chester, VT, Elinor Frisa of Richmond, Bryan Rogers of Spotsylvania County, Adam Rogers of Durham, NC, and Emily Rogers Edmonds of Tampa, FL; five great-grandchildren; and a very special friend, Lt. Col. Roy H. Elrod, USMC, Ret. of Fredericksburg.
Growing up in Lynchburg, Peggy rode horses, was a cheerleader at E.C. Glass High School and attended Randolph Macon Woman’s College. A “war bride”, she continued working toward a degree in chemistry at George Washington University until she became pregnant with her first child; and for the next ten years traveled widely as a “Navy wife”. She settled in Arlington in the mid 1950’s where she enjoyed careers in banking (eventually as an officer of Cherrydale National Bank) and later as a very successful real estate agent/builder, all while raising her family of three daughters. As an “empty nester” Peggy’s adventurous spirit flourished, with trips throughout the world. Her most memorable trip was to Tibet and Nepal in the late 90’s where she and her traveling companions had an audience with the Dalai Llama. She also completed the requirements for a license as a glider pilot.
For the past 15 years Peggy split her time between Fredericksburg and Indian Harbour Beach, FL enjoying time spent with family and friends.
Inurnment will take place at a later date in Lynchburg.
Online condolences may be expressed to her family at foundandsons.com.
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