Margaret Cox Carnduff

Margaret Cox Carnduff, 78, passed peacefully October 10, 2023 after a steady decline with dementia and various other ailments. Extended family and friends adored both her and her attitude of doing whatever she wanted without regard to what others may think about it. The family appreciates the compassionate care and expertise of the hospice team at the Adler Center of Capital Caring Hospice. A native Washingtonian, Margaret was born April 26, 1945 in Washington, DC, the youngest of 3 children of Arthur Rhodes Carnduff and Virginia Truxton Glazebrook and was raised in Bethesda, MD, less than 1 block from the DC line. From her classical education at the Madeira School she could still recite sonnets in full, a feat which amazed everyone. She could craft a custom limerick lickety-split to elicit a good hearty laugh from anyone lucky enough to be near her. A competitive horseback rider and graduate of Converse College, she could also speak fluent French from her studies at the Sorbonne. She enjoyed duplicate bridge and challenges with her doubles tennis partner, Wimbledon champion Pauline Betz Addie. Margaret had lived in her beloved Gainesville, VA, for 50 years where she was an integral part of the close-knit community on the Catharpin Strip. She was an independent, confident, gregarious woman and after winning the national sales award for over a decade while employed by Frieden-Alcatel, she retired in her 50’s to play her guitar, sit on her screened porch and enjoy her pond, pool and pets. In retirement she golfed on every day with a name ending in “day”, was always accompanied by her genuine Goose Dog on the golf course, was an avid tennis player and had season tickets to her beloved Redskins. Margaret was a decent downhill skier until she floundered on an expert double-black-diamond vertical slope called Moment of Truth. A lover of bluegrass music, she was a regular on Saturday nights at the stupendous Old Lucketts Schoolhouse. Her 4th of July parties with bushels of crabs are treasured memories. Margaret is survived by her sister Ginger Frazer French of Jacksonville, FL, her brother William Carnduff (Peg) of Wellfleet, MA, her beloved nieces – The A’s – Alison Carnduff (Vince Tompkins), Ashley Frazer Sperling (John Mezzanotte) and Amie Frazer Day (Greg); great nieces/nephews Julia, Daniel and Lucy Tompkins; Decker, Laurel and Cameron Day; Allie Grace Sperling; cousins Margie Johnson Orrick, Alan Martin Johnson III and multiple other cousins. Inurnment is Saturday, December 9 at 9:30 am in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington DC followed by a noon celebration of her life at her home. Condolence messages can be left at Pierce Funeral Home https://www.piercefh.com/obituaries/ . In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Prince William County Humane Society via https://www.pwhumane.org/donate then selecting Honor/Memorial in Margaret’s name.

Margaret Cox Carnduff

April 26, 1945 - October 10, 2023