Monday, September 19, 2022, Margaret Flora Patton, 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, surrounded by her son, Michael, and daughter, Shonda, and her caring hospice nurse, Cory. Margaret - also known as "Peggy" - was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, to Lester and Gladys Kimble. She grew up alongside her only sibling, William (Bill), who preceded her in death. Peggy was very active up to the final few weeks of her life. Known for her smile and good-natured disposition, she brought joy wherever, and to whomever, she was around. Her multifaceted spiritual journey spanned her entire life - down to her very last days - where she would listen to and learn various bible passages. Peggy considered herself to be a child of God. She loved engaging in conversation with people and was respectful of their beliefs and viewpoints regardless of whether their views aligned with hers. She treated each person she met with dignity and kindness Peggy began working in the medical field when she was young, which nurtured and created a further love of helping all she met. This, plus her childhood dream, eventually led her to pursue a degree in nursing that she obtained from Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland. It would be next-to-impossible to count what could be hundreds, if not thousands, of lives that Peggy touched in her personal life and career as a nurse. After her retirement, Peggy moved to Phoenix with her daughter Shonda. She enjoyed daily and weekly activities - including periodic stops at the local thrift shops to pick up various items - and always looking out for others. She would volunteer, when possible, to help others in the community. Her strong sense of love and connection with family was expressed by the many cards, gifts, phone calls, emails, texts, and visits assuring each individual how much she cared for them. The impact she made on all remains her legacy. She is survived by a blended family of beloved sons and daughters, Deborah (Baba), Michael, Dave, Shonda, Marne, and Todd; as well as several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many close friends - each of which was individually loved and cared for by Peggy. Based on her love for the medical field, Peggy requested that her body and organs be donated to scientific research and help others; and then for her remains to be cremated. She wanted her ashes to be distributed at the gravesites of her paternal grandparents in Sunbury, PA; her mother in Millville, NJ; and her father in San Bernadino, CA. To honor Peggy's life, a Joint Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be held for her and her cousin, Lois S., on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Aloysius R.C. Church, 37 W. Hadden Ave, Oaklyn, NJ. The family will receive visitors from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, with a Memorial Mass starting at 11:00 AM. The Celebration of Life will immediately follow. The second celebration of Peggy's life is planned for family and friends living in the western part of the country sometime after the 2023 new year. In place of flowers, please consider donating to the National MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society at https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate