California Obituaries, Los Angeles County Submitted by Peggy Hooper This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. The Downey Eagle February 28, 1997 Volume 5 Number 1 Graveside services for Mary Margaret Pleiss DOWNEY-Graveside services were held at Rose Hills Memorial Park for Mary Margaret Pleiss, a longtime Downey resident and active member in the First Presbyterian Church of Downey. She was 80, a native of Carbondale, Illinois, and died in Whittier Feb. 8. She was a volunteer for the Heart Association and the Community Chest. Survivors include her son, James D. Strickland; her daughter, Valerie S. Higgins; a brother, Gail E. Mansbridge; sisters Ruth B. Wooldridge, Evelyn I. Jones; grandchildren James Dale, Jennifer, Leah, Jeff and Timothy; and 14 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Hospice House, 12401 Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA 90602.