Margaret "Peggy" Wilson, 86 of Leonardtown, Maryland made a gentle transition into death on November 5, 2011. Peggy was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania on August 23, 1925 to the late Margaret Cecelia Purcell and Martin Horne Morrison.

After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale, she attended St. Michael's School of Nursing in Newark, New Jersey. During her nursing career, she was one of the first nurses to administer the new drug penicillin to GIs after WWII.

Peggy met her future husband, Henry "Willie" Thomas Wilson, on a sunny beach in Mexico. The two were married a year later on May 18, 1950 in San Diego, California. Her husband Willie's Naval career led them around the world as their family grew. They were stationed in Guam, California, and Hawaii before settling in Southern Maryland. Peggy's great strength and faith helped her raise her four children while her husband continued his Naval travels.

She was a dedicated wife and mother; a gifted seamstress who enjoyed various types of needle work and a talented cook who collected recipes from around the world. Her pie crusts won many first place prizes at the St. Mary's County Fair. She was a lifelong parishioner at Holy Face Church, a firm believer in the power of prayer and was active in her community and church, volunteering for the Ladies of Charity, the American Red Cross, and Navy Relief.

She passed her love of trivia, crossword puzzles and classic movies to her children and grandchildren. Peggy will be forever remembered by her four children Martin, Mark, Jeffrey, and Maureen, treasured grandchildren Marina, Madison, Katie, Connor and Lila, caring in-laws Christine, Dan, and Victoria, along with countless other friends and family. She is preceded in death by her two sisters, Betty and Jane Clare and brother James E. Morrison.

Many thanks to the staff of Cedar Lane and Hospice for making the last phase of her life filled with comfort, dignity and kindness.

Family will receive friends on Monday, November 7, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Holy Face Catholic Church, 20476 Point Lookout Road, Great Mills, MD 20634. Prayers will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 8, 2011at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Face Catholic Church, 20476 Point Lookout Road, Great Mills, MD 20634.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.