This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/plC.2ACEB/1077 Message Board Post: The following obit is here with permission of the Challis Messenger in Challis, Idaho. Margaret Sarah Beasley Roe Margaret Sarah Beasley Roe, 79, passed away at her home in Challis November 12, 2002. She was born December, 22, 1922 at her Grandma and Grandpa Beasley's home in Shelley, Idaho. She was the first child of Hilda May Boyce and Buford John Beasley and the first grandchild on both sides of the family. Her childhood days were spent in and around the Shelley area where her father worked for various farmers. Margaret became her mother's little helper as her sisters and brothers were born into the family. She was a homemaker even when she was very young. Joining the family over the years were George, Margie, Darlene, Joyce, Bernice, Floy, LaVaun, twins Noel and Nona, Cheron, Joan, Glenna and Deanna. Margaret was known to her family as the peacemaker. Margaret went to a different school every year of her school days. During her early schol years, she enjoyed dancing. During her later school years she enjoyed playing basketball and baseball. After her ninth grade year, help was needed at home. Then, as it always has been in her life, family came first. The desire to finish high school never left her and she earned her GED in Challis in 1976. In March of 1940 Margaret met Howard Louis Cutler. They were married on September 7, 1940. In 1941, Martha Ellen came into their lives, followed in 1942 by Howard Raymond. Howard, serving in the Navy on the USS Leopold was killed in action in March of 1944, leaving Margaret a widow at the age of 21. She met and married Selby Lane Hansen when Selby returned from his service in the Navy. The young family lived in Fort Hall where Selby and his borthers farmed. Peggy Lane joined the family in 1947 and soon after they moved to the yellow house at Bayhorse Bridge, 13 miles from Challis, in the summer of 1948. This remained their home until a new house was built about a mile away in 1961. While at the yellow house, the family grew. Daniel Benny was born in 1951 at the hospital in Challis and Shayne Eugene joined the family in 1956. Margaret and Selby acquired many friends in Challis up and down the river. They belonged to a supper pinochle club and square danced every week with the Clay Diddle Hopper Club in Clayton for many years. There are fond memories of wienie roasts, picnics, family reunions in Stanley and branding at the cattle guard. Margaret's role in most of these events was feeding everyone. Margaret was a multi-talented woman. Her repertoire of skills included sewing, sometimes without patterns, embroidery, crochet, macrame, playing the guitar in younger days, dancing, bowling, making crafts, cooking, and of course, singing. Margaret belonged to many card clubs and made many lifelong friends at these weekly parties. She shared her love of cards and games with her family and friends. There are many memories of her favorites: Yahtzee, the magical broom game, airplane rides, bingo and the Legion Hall and any card game. She enjoyed taking picutres and chronicled her family story from her teen years to the present. Pictures played a big part in her life throughout the years: every visit brought the latest round of pictures of children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Margaret had many, many houseplants: 96 varieties at one time, which seemed to thrive in her loving care. She enjoyed fixing hair and giving perms while she lived in Fort Hall and Challis. She also loved to laugh and always had a new joke that you had to read. Being the crafty person she was, she opened and operated Margaret's Hobby Shop out of one room of her home for many years. Margaret's greatest skill was probably cooking. She was always trying new recipes and was a wonderful cook. During her years at the yellow house, summers were filled with lots of company and Margaret prepared three meals a day for at least 20 people or more. There was always lots of fun in the evening after dinner when family and friends would sing, roll the rug back and dance or play a variety of games. Many evenings were spent listening to favorite programs on the radio. The yollow house and the new house were always filled with extended family that Margaret and Selby were helping through school. There were brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, friends, children of friends and foster children who lived and learned in their loving home. She believed in the value of education and was so very proud of the accomplishments of her family in that arena. For herself, she always strived to learn: hence her love for game shows, numbers and crossword puzzles. As for numbers, she turned them upside down and all around to make them fit the situation she needed them for. She had many self-created number puzzles. Her final one we are sure she left us to figure out. Margaret was a member of the Legion Auxiliary and made sure her daughters and grandchildren were members also by paying their dues until they were 18. Margaret was a 4-H leader in cooking and sewing for many years. She was active in the LDS Church. She was president of the MIA, primary president and secretary at different times, a junior Sunday school coordinator and also a teacher at different times in Sunday school, primary and MIA. She also served as a visiting teacher. On November 21, 1974 Margaret lost Selby to a heart attack and later she moved into Challis where she resided until her death. Margaret enjoyed traveling and traveled widely. One of the very special trips in Margaret's life was the summer she and her mother traveled together to visit relatives in Washington, Oregon, Utah, California and Wyoming. She never failed to return home with a memento from each stop along the way for each one of her family members. Throughout her lifetime, Margaret strived to be involved in all functions including her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She followed them through ball games, rodeos and attended each grandchild's wedding and graduation. Thanks to Channel 23, Margaret was able to watch some of her great-grandchildren's sports, plays and school activities when she could no longer physically attend. She also loved to watch the Utah Jazz play. In the late 1980s Margaret started going to the Old Time Fiddlers where she met and married a good dancer and widower, Paul Roe. They were married on their way to watch a grandchild play in the District basketball game in 1987. Margaret took into her fold Paul's children, Larry and Mick, along with Paul's grandchildren and she considered them as her own. Paul passed away in January 2000. Margaret was the hub of her family. One phone call and you knew everything about all of the family, both immediate and extended. These conversations and the birthday cards for every member of the family, which she never missed, will be sorely missed by all. Margaret is survived by her five children, Ellen and Ron Hansen, Howard and Zella Cutler, and Peggy and Julian Piva of Challis; Dan and Karen Hansen from Nampa and Shayne Hansen from Shady Cove, Oregon; two stepsons, Larry and Mick Roe; 21 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother, six sisters and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held November 16 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Challis with Bishop Paul May conducting. Interment took place at the Challis Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Challis Activity Bus Fund, Challis High School. Arrangements were under the direction of Jones and Casey Funeral Home of Salmon. Note: I am of no relation, but my sympathies go out to those of you who are. This is here as a lasting memorial for Mrs. Roe.