Margaret "Maggie" Howington

Margaret “Maggie” Dorton Howington, 60, entered into the gates of Heaven on Sunday, August 12, 2018, after a period of declining health. She is surely rejoicing at meeting her Savior and being reunited with her Mother. She was truly a Proverbs 31 woman. She was born on April 7, 1958 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Ronnie and Jean Calton Dorton. Maggie was preceded in death by her mother, Selma “Jean” Calton Dorton; husband, Shannon Vaughn; and husband Dennis Howington. Those left to cherish Maggie’s memory are her daughters; Christy (Ricky) Reynolds and Sheena (Chase) Craft; grandchildren, Codie Reynolds, Annabelle Craft, and Shea Craft; father, Ronnie (Nina) Dorton; sister, Cathy (Daniel) Stacey; brothers, Jim (Becky) Dorton, Gary (Bobbie) Dorton; sister-in-law, Tammy (Ted) Vaughn Absher; father-in-law, A.D. Howington; several nieces and nephews whom she adored. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Grace Point Fellowship Church, 130 VFW Rd., Kingsport, TN with Pastor Paul Warrick and Dr. Phil Hoskins officiating. The family would like to express their extreme gratitude to Dr. Parvati Ananthula, Dr. Hiren Patel and Jean Clark, Dr. Steven Butler and the staff of Fresenius Kingsport West Dialysis Center for the care and kindness during this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation at www.kidney.org or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org The care of Margaret “Maggie” Dorton Howington and her family has been entrusted to the staff of Oak Hill Funeral & Cremation Services.Read Obituary