Margaret “Peg” Thorpe

Friday, February 26, 2021

Margaret “Peg” Thorpe, age 73, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at the Girard Medical Center in Girard, Kan. She was born Nov. 7, 1947, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of John Howard Raftery and Margaret Montgomery Raftery. Following high school, Peg attended Moser Secretarial School in Chicago. From 1967 to 1969, she served an internship at WGN Radio Station in Chicago. She later served as executive secretary for Midwest Contractor Association in Geneva, Ill. In 1980, Peg moved to Fort Scott where she was part owner of the McDonald’s restaurant until 1989. Peg married Wayne Thorpe on Nov. 12, 1993, in Fort Scott. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, the Red Hat Society and the American Legion Auxiliary. She and her husband, Wayne, also volunteered their time at the Presbyterian Village. Peg enjoyed knitting and reading.

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