Margaret Reynolds Eversole

EVERSOLE, Margaret Reynolds age 93, passed away at Mercy Hospital Fairfield on June 28, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She was born Margaret Reynolds in Crockettsville, Kentucky on April 19, 1919. Her parents were Elihu and Dora (Bowling) Reynolds. She was the only daughter and had eight brothers. Margaret inherited a love of school from her supportive parents and also from Witherspoon School in Buckhorn, Kentucky, affiliated with the Buckhorn Presbyterian Church. After graduating high school there she went on to Lees Junior College from which she graduated in two years and commenced her teaching career at age nineteen. During the war years she finished her Bachelors degree from the University of Kentucky. On May 24, 1947 she married James C. Eversole in a ceremony at the Buckhorn Presbyterian Church and they began living in Hazard, Kentucky, she teaching school and he working for the L & N Railroad. Margaret and Jim soon moved to Ohio to be near her parents and brothers as they were a close knit family. Jim finished college at Eastern Kentucky University and began teaching. Margaret earned a Masters degree from Xavier University, attending classes on Saturdays and during summers. Two sons were born to them, James and Cody. After living and teaching in Cincinnati, they settled in Hamilton and then built a house in Fairfield where they lived for the rest of their lives. Margaret taught for thirty years in Hamilton schools, mostly fifth grade and retired. The family attended Zion Lutheran Church in Hamilton. Margaret had a beautiful singing voice and loved to sing hymns in church. She was also an accomplished pianist and liked to play at home. She passed on her love of learning and music to her sons. She was happiest just being home with her family and visiting close friends. During her later years her health suffered and she was taken care of at home by her sons. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and six of her brothers. She is survived by her sons James T. Eversole and Cody R. Eversole of Fairfield, Ohio and brothers Jack Reynolds of Lake City, Florida and Thomas K. Reynolds of Fairfield, Ohio.