Margaret Christina Beames Schober, 96, a former Colonial Williamsburg historical interpreter, died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Dinwiddie Health and Rehab Center, Petersburg VA.

 

Mrs. Schober was the daughter of the late Hubert Pearson Beames and Letitia Ellen Leggett Beames and the stepdaughter of the late Ruby Hunt Beames. Born March 6, 1922, in New York City, Mrs. Schober grew up in Pompton Plains NJ.  A 1939 graduate of Butler High School, she earned a bachelor’s degree in science from the New Jersey College for Women (Douglass), Rutgers University, in 1944, and was a 1947 graduate of the Hospital of St. Barnabas for Women and Children School of Nursing, formerly in Newark NJ.  She worked general duty in several northern New Jersey hospitals and was a member of the Cadet Nurse Corps.

 

Mrs. Schober’s father, who died in December 1970, owned and operated the last dairy farm in Pompton Plains. Mr. Beames began his dairy business in 1930, and it was located on 260 Sunset Road.

 

In 1976, Mrs. Schober and her family moved from Pompton Plains to Williamsburg VA. Employed as an historical interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, she achieved the rank of senior interpreter before retiring in 1984.  An avid reader, dog lover, and birder, Mrs. Schober was a lifelong gardener and a member of Master Gardeners of Williamsburg VA.  She was a skilled seamstress and needlewoman and was a member of the Williamsburg Knitting Guild and the Quilting Group of the Norge Women’s Club.  Mrs. Schober was a member of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg VA and, since 1999, a member of the Hickory Neck Episcopal Church Toano VA.

 

Mrs. Schober was married to Charles (Carl) Robert Schober on September 25, 1948, in the First Reformed Church, Pompton Plains, and predeceased by him in November 1990, and by a brother, Hubert Pearson Beames, Jr., who died in early childhood.

 

Survivors include her daughter, Margaret (Joseph) Grieshaber of Reston, VA; two sons, Charles Schober of Sutherland VA and John Schober of Williamsburg VA; and two grandsons, Maximilian and Angus Schober, also of Williamsburg VA.

 

A service of remembrance and interment at the Hickory Neck Episcopal Church Toano Virginia for Mrs. Margaret C. Beames Schober will be announced later by the family.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Hickory Neck Episcopal Church building fund in memory of Mrs. Schober. 

 

Professional Services entrusted to the staff of J . L. Dodson and Sons Funeral Establishment 25824 Greensville Ave. Petersburg Virginia (North Dinwiddie County)  Rev. Jeffrey L. Dodson, Sr. funeral director (804)732-5959 and (804)834-3330.  Online condolence may be registered at www.jldodsonandsons.com