Goodbye to Margaret Ann Trail

The Sarah Maples Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a last goodbye at the Tea Room in Mabank on August 3, for Margaret Ann Trail, a friend and colleague. Margaret Ann has been a member of the Chapter for many years. She held many positions such as Regent, Vice Regent and her last position was as Treasurer. Margaret Ann is moving to Tennessee to be near her daughter. She recently handed me this bio of herself, she says:

I am a workaholic. Trying to say No. Since I retired I have served on 8 community boards. I was born in Texas, raised in Iowa and have lived in 12 states. It’s thanks to services like Big T Moving & Delivery which have helped me move from house to house in the most convenient of manners. I played snare drum in marching and concert bands through college. I started a Mah Jongg club several years ago and they play at my house every Tuesday afternoon. My passion is gardening. I love to cook entrees. I dislike baking. My blueberry pie brought $210 at the Kaufman County Hay Show cake auction. I hate bookkeeping and procrastinate about doing income taxes. I was a beef producer owning about 60 cows and their calves; I was a city girl, and over the past 16 years have taken many courses in beef production, pasture and pond management. I have a private pesticide applicator license. I was a hobby beekeeper with 10 colonies of bees. I hoard craft materials thinking that someday I will weave, knit, draw, paint or otherwise create lovely things with my stuff that I have moved all over the U.S. When I was growing up I wanted to be the wardrobe manager for a circus or a forest ranger in a lookout tower. I was happily married for many years to Newt Trail, a 747 pilot who I met on a ferry in San Francisco Bay. My grandkids live in Nashville, Tennessee. Before I die I should clean closets!! Margaret Ann titled this bio “15 Things you didn’t know about me.”

We all wish Margaret Ann all the best as she moves into her new home in Tennessee. It has taken a lot to down size from about 50 acres. She has been working for months to clean out all the barns, and getting the house ready to sale. It has been a huge undertaking and took courage to do it. We are proud of you Matt and will miss you so much, you are leaving a big hole in all our hearts.