Margaret Bosworth 1918-2003 Obituary
Margaret Wamsley Bosworth, 84, a resident of Pasadena, Md., departed this life on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at University Hospital in Baltimore, Md. She had been in declining health for the past several years.
She was born July 12, 1918, at Elkins, a daughter of the late David Wamsley and Mary Harris Wamsley.
On Nov. 21, 1940, at Elkton, Md., she married Charles Ebbert Bosworth, who survives at Pasadena, Md.
Also surviving are one son, David “Ebbie” Bosworth of Pasadena, Md.; and one daughter, Deborah J. Bosworth of Centerbrook, Conn. Also surviving are four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
In addition to her parents, one sister, Elizabeth Wamsley Wilson, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Bosworth graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a bachelor’s degree in 1940. She did postgraduate work at the University of Maryland, and earned her master’s degree from Gallaudet University in 1963.
Most of her career was spent teaching the handicapped and children with special needs. She taught at Oakwood Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., from 1961 to 1969. She taught at Carver School for the Deaf in Gambrills, Md., and served as principal from 1969 to 1978.
Mrs. Bosworth was a member of the Anne Arundel County Teachers Association, the Maryland State Teachers Association, National Education Association, Association Convocation America Instructor for the Deaf, and the Order of the Eastern Star.
She was also author of a curriculum guide for children and youth with special needs and the special education curriculum development.
A memorial service was held April 11 at Harundale Presbyterian Church in Glen Burnie, Md. The McCully-Polyniak Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Margaret Bosworth 1918-2003 Obituary
