Margaret Pendleton Dumas

Margaret Pendleton Dumas, 101, of El Dorado went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 4, 2021, in Timberlane Health and Rehabilitation. She was born February 17, 1920, and lived her entire life in EI Dorado. After graduating as Valedictorian from Myrtle Grove High School, she attended Miss McKay's secretarial school. Her secretarial career began in 1941 with Lion/Monsanto/Tosco and after 44 years of service she retired in 1985. Twenty-five of those years were spent as secretary to the Vice President of Manufacturing-J.B. Rogers.

Although she didn’t have children of her own, she was loved as a second mom by her niece and nephews. Margaret loved her church family and at 101 years of age, she was Union Baptist Church's oldest living member. She was UBC's church clerk for 37 years (1954-1991) and had also served as secretary of the Youth Sunday School Department for 15 years in her younger days. She enjoyed singing in the choir for many years. She was a very dear lady to all those that knew her.

Margaret was preceded in death by her beloved husband of almost 50 years, Fred Dumas, Jr., her parents, Gus and Nell Pendleton, and two sisters, Virginia Pendleton and Bernell Pendleton Webb.

Margaret is survived by her sister, Billie Pendleton Nelson of El Lago, TX, a niece, Diane Miller (Allen) of El Dorado, two nephews, David Nelson (Donna) of El Lago, TX, and Mark Webb (Nancy) of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and two great nieces, Casey Miller Johnson (Brandon) of El Dorado, and Whitney Webb Boozer (Brock) of Fort Smith, AR and their children.

Funeral services will be held Monday, November 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Union Baptist Church in El Dorado with Rev. Steve Pelz and Rev. Matt Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors. Visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. Monday at Union Baptist Church prior to the funeral service.

The family would like to thank the staff at Timberlane Health and Rehabilitation and Life Touch Hospice for the care they provided.

Memorial donations may be made to Union Baptist Church, 144 Crain City Rd. El Dorado, AR 71730.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.