Margaret "Annette" Pilkerton, 54, of Callaway, MD, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born June 18, 1959 in Leonardtown, MD, she is the daughter of Barbara Jean Owen Lacey and the late Paul Benjamin Lacey.

Annette was a 1977 graduate of Chopticon High School where she played softball. On August 19, 1978, she married her beloved husband, Cecil Pilkerton, at Holy Angels Catholic Church. Together, they spent 35 wonderful years enjoying life together.

She was employed by BAE Systems as a logistics analyst until 2012, with 25 years of dedicated service. She enjoyed travelling, especially to Pigeon Forge, TN, and Williamsburg, VA.

She particularly enjoyed dining at Captain George's in Williamsburg, VA. She also enjoyed fishing, gardening, and sports. She was an avid baseball fan, especially of the Maryland Blue Crabs, attending as many games as she could. She was a fan of NASCAR, cheering Tony Stewart to victory lane. She was an animal activist. She rescued many strays throughout the years and nursed them back to health. She loved her two cats, Slick and Angel Marie, and her pet chihuahua, Autumn Lyne.

In addition to her mother and husband, Annette is also survived by her sister-in-law, Diane Guy Lacey of Mechanicsville, MD; and her nieces and nephews, Sherry Renee Lawyer, Carol Jan Lundregan, Kristy Pilkerton, Richard Allen Lacey, Richard Wayne Pilkerton, and James Larry Cooper, Jr.

She was preceded in death by her father and brother, Paul Carroll Lacey.

Family will receive friends for Annette's Life Celebration on Sunday, September 22, 2013 from 2 to 5 p.m., with prayers recited at 4 p.m., at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Micheal Teitjen on Monday, September 23, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church, 21340 Colton's Point Road, Avenue, MD 20609. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Bushwood, MD. Serving as pallbearers will be Francis Abell, Thomas Abell, Timothy Abell, Dickie Pilkerton, Roy Fedders and Tommy Lundregan.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 160, Hollywood, MD 20636 or Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

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