After graduating high school Margaret when on to marry Richard Dwight Dodson and the pair eventually settled down in Austin, TX.
She leaves behind son, Richard Scott Dodson and daughter-in-law, Brandy Dodson; grandchildren, Hadley Dodson and Drew Dodson; siblings, Mary T. Pilkington and Daniel Pilkington; brother-in-law, Frederick Genero.
Preceding Margaret are her husband, Richard Dwight Dodson; parents, John and Catherine Pilkington; and brother, Brian Pilkington.
Margaret was an avid gardener, a prolific reader, and a loving grandmother.
She was loved dearly by all those who knew her well and will be missed greatly by her family and friends.