Margaret Sue Harness

February 11, 1922 - March 2, 2017

Margaret Sue Harness, 95, passed away March 2, 2017 at Lynn’s Heritage House in Louisiana. Formerly of Olney, Missouri, she was born February 11, 1922 near rural Louisiana to Sue Shannon Rule and Edward Byram Rule, Jr. She graduated from Bowling Green High School and attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. She married James Harness October 3, 1942 and they lived on the family farm near Olney, Missouri for nearly 50 years until his death. In 1991, she married Allan Hughes and they resided on the farm near Olney. She is survived by two daughters; Jamie H. Tomek of Olney, Missouri and Joyce Sweet (Chris) of Chicago. Other survivors include three granddaughters, Nikki Anderson (Michael Kozien) and Shelley Anderson (Tyler Huffman) of Chicago and Ashley Anderson (Eric Pendergrass) of Fort Collins, C0 as well as three great granddaughters; Eleanor Joyce Huffman, Annika Margaret Anderson-Kozien and Sage Susan Pendergrass and a step great grandson, Henry Lott Pendergrass. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Harness, her second husband, Allan Hughes and her parents. She was a home maker her entire life and active in the community as a Sunday School teacher, 4-H leader, member of the Eureka Club and Daughters of the American Revolution, Bowling Green Chapter. She traveled extensively and was an active member of the Olney Methodist Church. A memorial service will be held Monday, March 13 at the Olney Methodist Church, Olney, Missouri with visitation with family at 10:00 a.m. and services at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at the Olney Cemetery immediately following. A luncheon will follow at the Olney Methodist Church. Memorials can be made to the Olney Methodist Church, the Pike County Nurses Scholarship Fund or the Frank Hoffman Scholarship Fund (for students in the tutoring program) at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Chicago.