Margaret Hunter Paull
Feb. 14, 1955 – Oct. 26, 2024
Margaret H. Paull, 69, of Whitewater passed away Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2024. Her husband Thomas of 47 years was at her side.
On February 14th of 1955, a young couple residing in Wharton, Texas welcomed their first born to the world, Margaret, their Valentine’s Day gift. Margaret’s family moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1968 after her father accepted a teaching position at the college there. Margaret graduated from Whitewater High School in 1973, and she enrolled in the University of Wisconsin in Madison the following autumn where she developed her singing talent under the direction of Ilona Kombrink, her voice teacher. She went on to graduate in 1978 with a degree in Elementary Education.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, John R. Hunter and Louise McLane Hunter. She is survived by her husband, Thomas of Whitewater, WI, her two children Rebecca (David) Dorothy of Janesville, WI and David (Ashley) Paull of Portage, WI, and brother John M. Hunter of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Margaret is further survived by her nine grandchildren, David Dorothy, Jr., Abigail Dorothy, Andrew Dorothy, Katherine Dorothy, Caitlyn Paull, Joshua Paull, Elizabeth Dorothy, Matthew Dorothy and Emmalyn Dorothy.
During her time on the college campus in Madison, Margaret was quick to make friends at Christian faith groups such as Navigators and HIS Christian Singers. It was at one of these groups’ meetings where she met her husband, Thomas. They were later married on August 6th of 1977 in Fort Atkinson, WI. While living in Madison, the couple was blessed with their first child in 1978 and their second in 1984 while Thomas worked for the university there. Margaret, Tom, and their two children moved to Whitewater in the summer of 1988.
Long admired for her singing ability and her amazing soprano voice, she began teaching voice following the move to Whitewater. Finding teaching voice to be more ministry than vocation, she was rarely without a student for many years. Her dedication to teaching proper enunciation and technique found her traveling to Oshkosh weekly for some time, a venture many would consider to be crazy, but she was ever better for it, making several new friends along the way. After Margaret and Tom began attending church in Watertown, Margaret again used her teaching abilities twice weekly at Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings.
A celebration of her life will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Watertown on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Visitation will be from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, and the Service will begin at 11:30 am. A Luncheon will be served following the service.
Memorial gifts have been designated to benefit the Anchor Bible Church music library fund in her honor.
