Margaret Ann (Chilton) Christian's Obituary
Margaret Ann (Chilton) Christian completed her journey “on the road of happy destiny” on December 23rd. A memorial celebrating her life will be held in Wildwood Chapel at Restland Dallas, Saturday, January 3rd at 12:30pm. Margaret Ann is survived by children Sherlyn Christian Fulkerson, Kelly and Kim Christian, Kevin Christian, and grandsons Zachary Christian and Jacob Fulkerson. She is preceded in death by her parents, Irene McGee Kaylor and Thomas Jefferson Chilton, sisters Tommie Fuller and Sue Moyers, and many other loved ones and friends. Margaret Ann was born in Plainview, Texas and moved to Lubbock as a child. She married Marion Laymon Christian in 1959 and as they often said they, “grew up together”. They raised their three children and remained friends for life. In 1968 she moved her family to Dallas, a city she loved! She graciously joined households with Sherlyn when Jacob was a toddler and they lived together happily for twenty years. One of the greatest gifts given to her children and grandchildren was support without judgment and always with love. She worked outside of the home for many years but being a homemaker was her heart’s delight. There was just a magic touch to the way she did everything, apparently with such ease. Elegant simplicity summed up her style. She was a lovely hostess and her home was always open to friends and family. Margaret Ann was a life-long learner and encouraged the love of reading and learning in those around her. Books were an integral part of her life. She watched c-span and book TV the way others enjoy reality TV. She was interested and in active in Democratic politics for many years. People joke about having someone on “speed dial” but Margaret Ann did, in fact, have the Whitehouse on speed dial. She occasionally called to offer support and encouragement to our President. She joined a Fellowship of recovering alcoholics July 1981 and remained sober for the rest of her life. No one who met her could doubt the joy possible in sobriety. When approached with a problem or anxiety she would listen thoughtfully and respond with “Can you get somewhere quiet and say the Serenity Prayer? And so we share; “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”
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