Margaret Freeman

Sunrise- March 26th, 1936 Sunset- December 16th, 2023 Church details Saturday December 30th Viewing- 10AM Service- 11 AM Greater Tried Stone Baptist Church 1363 Otis Place NW, Washington DC Life Story Margaret Louise Freeman was born March 26th, 1936 in Concord, North Carolina. On December 16, 2023, at age 87, Margaret departed this life, and was called home to joy, peace, and rest after a lengthy illness. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her family who will continue to honor her memory by celebrating her life. When moving to DC as a young woman, Margaret met John Wesley Johnson and married in 1956. Her only child, LaShavio Johnson was born from this union in April of 1957. That marriage ended in divorce, but she found love again with Carl Freeman Jr and married in 1974. They were married for 48 years before his passing in 2022. This union gave her four stepchildren. Margaret was a proud grandmother of one, Vendredi Burns, and Great Grandmother of one, John Harper III Margaret worked in the medical field as a Microbiologist at Georgetown University Hospital for over 30 years. She was greatly loved by her friends and colleagues. She loved spending time with her family, cooking delicious meals for holidays, and cheering for her favorite NFL team, the Washington Commanders. She was a dedicated member of Greater Tried Stone Baptist Church, where she served on the choir. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Roosevelt Alexander and JessieMae Hayes Alexander, and husband Carl Freeman Jr. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, LaShavio Johnson; Step daughter, Yvette Shields (Kevin Shields); Step Sons, Kevin Freeman (Eloise Freeman), Neil Freeman, Wayne Freeman; Sisters, Rosa Mae Perkins and Dothinea Christian; one Grand Child, Vendredi Burns (Keith Burns); Step Grandchildren, Kerrington Shields, Kaitlyn Shields; one Great Grand child, John Harper III, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Acknowledgements Your sympathy in our recent loss will long be remembered. Thank you sincerely for all that you have done for us in our time of need. Thank you for the many ways in which you helped us during the loss of Margaret. We deeply appreciate your kindness Poems If Roses Grow in Heaven By Delores M. Garcia If Roses grow in heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me, Place them in my mother’s arms And tell her they’re from me. Tell her I love her and miss her, and when she turns to smile, place a kiss upon her check and hold her for awhile. Because remembering her is easy, I do it everyday, but there’s an ache within my heart that will never go away Nanny By: Laura White Such wonderful memories of Nanny The Nanny we all used to know We kept you too long and they’re waiting The angels said you can go Bright golden gates that are shining Full of family to bid you hello So blow us a kiss as you’re leaving, Our sadness we’ll try not to show Such wonderful memories of Nanny We all have our favorites you see As you enter those gates you’ll be thinking, They’re all there thinking of me!

Margaret Freeman

March 26, 1936 - December 16, 2023