Margie was raised in Hackberry and resided in Lake Charles for many years. She grew up with three siblings, Sybil, Austin and Wilma. In her youth she loved dancing, spending time with her family and raising her two children, Beverly Barrett and Stephen Lynn Ford. Margie was a devoted Catholic with an unwavering faith and was dedicated to her church at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Lake Charles.

She loved watching her great-grandchildren rodeo and play sports. Margie was an extraordinary woman who lived an ordinary life.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Beverly Barrett and Stephen Ford; two grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren.

Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Deacon Patrick LaPoint will officiate. Visitation will be held from 10-2 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 12:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment will be in Mimosa Pines South in Carlyss under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Words of comfort and fond memories may be shared with the family at www.hixsonsulphurmemorial.com