Marjorie Le (Bowen) Corson, 97, formerly of Windsor, Missouri, died Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Lenior Woods in Columbia.
She was born November 20, 1926, in Windsor, the only child of Frederick LeRoy Bowen and Zella Mae (Sadler) Bowen. She was baptized in 1939 at the First Christian Church of Windsor. She graduated from Windsor High School in 1944 and then attended Huff’s Business College in Kansas City. Following college, she worked at the United States Post Office in downtown Kansas City for several years. She was secretary to the money order cashier and handled WWII money orders for service men with casualties. She moved back to Windsor and worked at the International Shoe Factory and then attended Central Missouri State College (now UCM) in Warrensburg. She met William Rex Corson from Leeton and they were married January 15, 1948, at the Broadway Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo. They were the parents of two daughters, Cynthia and Charlotte, and enjoyed 57 years of marriage.
In 1965, Margie went to work for Dr. William J. Smith and was his receptionist and bookkeeper for 16 years. She then worked as secretary to Assistant Principal J. O. Fetters of the Windsor Junior High School for 5 years, a job she thoroughly enjoyed. She was a long-time member of the First Christian Church of Windsor and was one of the first deaconesses of the church. She was also a member of the Henry County Chapter DAR, and WWII servicemen remained dear to her heart. Margie always brought a smile to the face of those around her. Margie devoted her life to her family and gained tremendous pleasure from time spent with her grandsons and their families.
Survivors include 2 daughters, Cynthia Corson Fletcher and her husband Daniel, Montrose, Colorado, and Charlotte Corson Wallace, Columbia, Mo.; 4 grandsons, Joshua Corson Fletcher and his wife Natalie and their 3 children Zella Corson Fletcher, Vivian Beth Fletcher, and Matea Marshall; Jacob Corson Fletcher and his wife Dacia of Talkeetna, Alaska, and their 2 children Rezley Clair Fletcher and Rolan William Fletcher; Zachary William Wallace and his wife Abby of Hartsburg, Mo., and their children William Rex Wallace and Oscar Stephan Wallace; and Andrew William Wallace of Columbia, Mo.; and 3 cousins, Joyce Cramer, Dottie Armstrong, and Judy Bowen-Agent. She was preceded in death by her husband Rex Corson on November 13, 2005, and her son-in-law, Kurt Wallace.
Graveside memorial services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, with Pastor Clif Dudley officiating. The family will receive friends before the service from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the First Christian Church of Windsor in care of the Hadley Funeral Home, Windsor. Condolences may be left online at www.hadleyfuneralhome.com.
