Margaret D. Buie

 Margaret Buie, 91, retired art educator, watercolor artist and a co-founder of the Columbian Artists group, died on January 6, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas.

  She was born on July 12, 1933, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada the daughter of William Alexander and Eleanor Margaret (Eastwood) Donnelly. In 1941 her family immigrated to Chicago on December 7 (Pearl Harbor Day), followed by a move to Kansas City, Missouri in 1943 where Margaret attended Southwest High School and took classes at the Kansas City Art Institute.

  Margaret received a Bachelor of Art Education from the University of Kansas in 1956, and earned a Master of Art Education in 1976 also from KU. She taught all levels of art education, from preschool to university students. She spent the majority of her career as the Wamego Junior High art instructor until she retired in 1995. Following her retirement, she was co-founder of Columbian Artists, a regional support group for independent artists in east-central Kansas, and the gallery coordinator for the Columbian Art Museum in Wamego.

  She had a successful second career as a painter, traveling the world for inspiration and exhibiting her work at galleries and juried art shows in Kansas, Nebraska and other locations. Her travels took her to China, Japan, Scotland, England, Ireland, Italy, Budapest, Prague, Vienna, the Dalmatian Coast, Canada and Mexico.

 Margaret married Neill Buie in 1956 at Plymouth Congregation Church in Lawrence. They had three daughters: Janet Buie (Frank Ybarra) of Lawrence, Wendy Todd (Allen) of Manhattan and Kim Buie of Nashville.

 Margaret is survived by her three daughters; her sister – Pat Gray; two step-brothers – Ian Falkner and Peter Falkner; four grandchildren – Sarah Drees (James), April Peavey (Justin), Claire Todd and Coleman Todd; and four great grandchildren – William Phillips, Theo Phillips, Theodore Peavey and Penelope Peavey. She touched many lives and inspired family, friends and care givers with her talent, joy of living and strength of character.

 She was preceded in death by her parents of Peterborough Canada, her step-mother Elizabeth Falkner Donnelly and her husband Neill Buie.

 A visitation reception will be held Thursday evening (January 16, 2025) from 4:00 to 6:00 at Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego.

 Funeral services will be held Friday morning (January 17, 2025) at 10:00 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wamego with Mother Casey Rohleder officiating.

  Memorials may be made to Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home to plant a tree in Margaret’s honor. Margaret loved being outdoors and spent many afternoons at the local arboretum admiring the Canadian geese and the beauty of nature.