Margo Payne Leithead

Margo Payne Leithead, 81, of Parsippany, NJ, and formerly of Asbury, PA, passed away on June 22, 2014. She was born on January 15, 1933 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of the late Herbert Allyn and the late Winifred Rober son Payne. She was raised in New York City, attended Miss Hewitt’s School, and made wonderful memories with her beloved governess, the late “Miss Maguire”. Margo attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, where she earned her undergraduate degree. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing from Columbia University and her Master’s of Science in Nursing from The University of Pennsylvania. She enjoyed a very successful career as an instructor for the Geisinger Medical Center School of Nursing, the Pennsylvania State University School of Nursing as well as the Jefferson University School of Nursing. In addition to her nursing career, Margo was a very active volunteer for the United States Pony Clubs, a youth organization founded in Europe and devoted to young people under the age of 25 years and the care of their horses and ponies. She served as the President of the Pony Club from 2003-2007. The Pony Club has approximately 10,000 members in the United States. In addition, she was a very active parishioner at Christ Episcopal Church in Berwick. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In addition to many close and valued friends, especially Kay and John Carter of Stillwater, PA, Margo is survived by her husband Roger of Albany, NY, and their five children: Roger Jr., (Tad), his wife Sue, of Atlanta, GA, and their children: Barry and Michael; John, his wife Merry Kay, of Raleigh, NC, and their children: Matthew, Tyler, Braedan, Morgan and Brooke; Holly, of Lincoln Park, NJ, and her children Merrill, her husband Travis, Margo, Melinda and Morgan; Hannah, her husband Tim, of Lincoln Park, NJ, and their children Timmy, Brendan, Sean and Meghann; and Timothy, his wife Lauren, of Merion Station, PA, and their children Cailin and Duncan. She also has two great grandchildren, Anderson and Camille. In addition, she is survived by her beloved dog Sophie. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 28, at Christ Episcopal Church, 11:00 AM, 712 East 16th St., Berwick, PA, with an interment to follow at St. James Cemetery, Zaner’s Bridge Road, Stillwater, Pa. A party in celebration of her life will be hosted by her family at her old home, 413 Harrison Road, Orangeville, PA, at approximately 2:00 PM that day. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the United States Pony Clubs, Inc., 4051 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, or Hospice of NJ, 400 Broadacres Drive, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. Arrangements are in care of McMichael Funeral Home, Inc.

Margo Payne Leithead

January 15, 1933 - June 22, 2014