Obituary of Margaret Belle Starr

Margaret Belle Starr, 89, was born October 16, 1935, in McKeesport PA, the second daughter to Charles & Mabel Starr. She died early November 21 in the Morgantown Health Center in Morgantown WV. She was graduated from McKeesport High School and immediately started working at Westinghouse Airbrake in Wilmerding. After many years, she took early retirement to care for her father. Margaret loved to travel, taking 7 cruises and other trips, including to the Passion Play at Oberammergau in Germany. She enjoyed watching the Pittsburgh Pirates play baseball. A devout Christian, she was kind and generous. She was a member of the Christian & Missionary Alliance church in McKeesport and later joined the Wesley United Methodist church in Morgantown when she moved there., Preceded in death by her parents and her sister Eleanor, she is survived by sisters Edith Vehse of Morgantown and Bernice Black of Warren OH; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, WV on Tuesday, December 3rd for a visitation from 2-4 PM. A private committal service will take place at East Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.