Margaret Ryan Alexander

Margaret Ryan Alexander, 53, of Jonesboro, died Thursday evening, January 31, 2013, at her home of natural causes.

Born in Memphis, Margaret lived much of her life in Marked Tree before living in Marion and then moving to Jonesboro in 2006. She was a homemaker and was a salesperson for Harris Furniture in Jonesboro before becoming ill. Margaret attended Central Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her parents: Donald K. and Mary Margaret Holland Greene, and by a sister, Donna Kaye Greene.

Survivors include her husband, Scott Alexander of the home;

2 daughters: Ashley Brewer (Chad) of Marion and Stephanie Cole (Matt) of Jonesboro;

1 sister, Annabeth Fabian (Lennie) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and
1 brother, Robert (Janice) Greene of Rosebud;

3 grandchildren: Lynlee Cole, and Ryan and Charlie Brewer.

Visitation will be held Saturday afternoon, 2:00-5:00, at Emerson Funeral Home. Burial will be private.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to Beads of Courage, www.beadsofcourage.org/ American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org/ or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.