Margaret Alvah Stroupe Stroupe, age 84, of Morganton, North Carolina passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. 

Margaret was born in Gaston County, January 31, 1930 to the late William Early Stroupe and Alvah Jessie Abernethy Stroupe. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. 

Margaret is survived by children, Diane Holbrook and Tommy, Linda Stroupe Snyder and Steven, all of Morganton, and Ben Stroupe and Connie of Valdese North Carolina; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Lavone Stroupe Smith of Louisiana, and Daphane Stroupe Shelton of Alexis, N.C.; sister-in-laws, Rachel Stroupe and Jimmie Stroupe both of Alexis, North Carolina. In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Craig Stroupe; brothers, William, Shaylor, and Lee Stroupe; and sisters, Jane Stroupe Recinos and Bonnie Stroupe Quasada. 

Funeral services for Margaret Stroupe will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Pleasant View Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Burt Wilburn officiating, burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant View Baptist Church, 1834 U.S. 70 East, Morganton, NC 28655. Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements. Condolences may be made online at www. sossomanfuneralservice. com.

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As a personal note, Margaret Stroupe was a loving, gentle lady and a friend to many people.  One of her life passions was to document the Stroup/e Family Tree, originating with Johann Jacob Straub (later Stroup), her GGGGGrandfather.  She created one of the first comprehensive listings of Stroup/e Descendants, a foundation for subsequent research and documentation about our family.  Margaret faithfully attended the Stroupe Family Reunion held each year in Alexis North Carolina.  She will be missed by all.   - Cousin Sid Stroupe.