Margaret R

Feimster

Margaret Roberta Starks-Feimster, 88, departed this earth to
be with her heavenly father on March 26, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born in Troutman,
NC, on February 12, 1932 to Zetta Mae and William Cotrell Starks. She was the oldest girl of
nine children, with two older brothers.
Margaret attended Unity and Morningside high schools where she excelled in her studies
and sports, playing basketball and softball. After graduating from Morningside High School, she
attended Morristown College in Knoxville, TN. She married the late James Edward Feimster and
relocated to Harlem, NY, in 1959 to raise her family. Margaret worked at many jobs to care for
her children, but she most loved nursing. She worked hard to earn her LPN license and missed
nursing after she retired.
Affectionately known as "Lady," Margaret was the mother of six children, the
grandmother of 16, and the great-grandmother of 15. Preceding her in death are her parents;
her daughter Julie Margaret Ann, who succumbed to pneumonia as an infant; and her siblings
William F. Starks, Oscar Starks, and Ruby Nell Starks-Reeves.
Left to cherish her memory are her children Renee Herriott, James E. (Gladyz) Feimster,
Jr., Nathan Feimster, Harlis (Marlene) Feimster, and Rhona (Victor) Vega; her sisters Clara
Connors and Mary Lois Starks of Troutman, NC, and Dorothy Ijames of Statesville, NC; her
grands and great-grands; her sister-in-Christ Ivery Jacobs; Jeanette Washington; her dear
personal aide, Raydiris Jose; her many friends; and her church family.