Margaret Brown Burns, May 25, 1939- June 5, 2025.
Margaret Brown Burns, 86, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Brickyard Terrace Care in La Porte, IN.
She was born May 25, 1939, in Lenoir City, Tennessee, the daughter of Erwin Dexter Rogers and Betty (Brawner) Rogers.
A longtime resident of La Porte, Margaret moved here with her husband and son from Tennessee in 1965. She worked as a medical supply inspector for Gettig Enterprises (formerly Stelreema Corp.), from which she retired. Countless people in the area also know her as a Walmart greeter, a job which she dearly loved. Margaret was an active member of the Harvest Time Church of God, teaching Sunday School to the preschoolers, singing in the choir, and working with the ladies’ ministries. She was a Cub Scout den mother for her son when he was young, and loved baking and decorating cakes, especially for family events. Margaret's family was very precious to her, especially her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandson, and she will be immensely missed by them all.
Margaret was fortunate enough to have had two loving husbands: the first, who was the father of her son, John Brown, who passed away on September 29, 2010, and Norman Burns, who passed away on January 26, 2025. She was also preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Jimmy Rogers, Vernon Rogers, Roy Allen Rogers; brothers-in-law, Bill Jenkins and Buck Dailey.
She is survived by her son, Thomas (Veronica) Brown of Richmond, IN; three brothers, Donnie (Charlotte) Rogers of Lenoir City, TN, Lewis (Ruth) Rogers of Lenoir City, TN, Jay (Angela) Rogers of Lenoir City, TN; nine sisters, Bonnie Daily of Lenoir City, TN, Linda Jenkins of Lenoir City, TN, Lola (Tommy) Moats of Lenoir City, TN, Nancy (Darryl) Hale of La Porte, IN, Judy (Larry) Harris of Brightwood, VA, Karen (Gary) Patty of Lenoir City, TN, Betty Hopkins of Lenoir City, TN, Patsy (David) Miller of Lenoir City, TN, Missy Rogers of Lenoir City, TN; sister-in-law, Becky Rogers; four grandchildren, Jason (AnnMarie) Brown, Joseph Brown, Jeffrey Hale, Kimberly Hale; great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Jacob, Mackenzie(Parker); great-great-grandson, Cooper and a large extended family.
Arrangements are being entrusted to Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 602 Maple Ave., La Porte, IN, where the family will receive friends for a viewing on Monday, June 9, 2025, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Margaret will then travel to Lenoir City, TN for a funeral service and interment at the Lenoir City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Alzheimer’s Assoc, www.alz.org, or 225 N Michigan Ave, floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
Online condolences may be made at www.haverstockfuneralhome.com.
