Marguerite Young (Boss) Davis “Meg” of Templewood Dr., Duxbury, formerly of Kingston, died after a long illness in the company of family at the home of her son Charles Barns “Barney” Davis on April 15. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Charles Acors Barns and Marguerite Burr (Young) Boss.  She was raised in Hingham, attended Derby Academy and graduated from Hingham High School in 1946. She attended the Modern School of Fashion and Design and The Chamberlain School of Retailing. She was married to Houston Thomas Davis. The couple moved to Duxbury in 1951. She was a member of the Duxbury Frostbite Society and The Duxbury Yacht Club. She was passionate about historic preservation and was a member of several organizations devoted to that cause, and served on The Duxbury Historic Commission. She enjoyed art and international travel and was an active and long standing member of the Duxbury Art Association and the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society.  She volunteered much of her time and especially enjoyed helping out at the election polls and the Duxbury Senior Center.

Mrs. Davis leaves her children, Marguerite Thomas “Missy” Davis and her husband Randy Smith of Piedmont, Okla., William Thornton “Bill” Davis and his wife Brenda of Seattle, Wash., Charles Barns “Barney” Davis and his wife Maura of Duxbury, and the late Jonathan Burr Davis; her sister, Sylvia (Boss) Lepmanis of Sequim, Wash.; and five grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at the Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury on Tuesday, April 27 at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to The Cranberry Area Hospice, or The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society.