Margaret I. "Peggy" (Morris) Bamford

DRACUT – Margaret I. “Peggy’ (Morris) Bamford, 86, a Dracut resident, died Monday, January 10, 2011 at a local health care facility. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Bamford.
Born in Lowell on April 11, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Margaret (Crowe) Morris.
Mrs. Bamford was educated in Lowell Schools. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Bamford was employed by the City of Lowell as a police officer.
During World War II, Peggy served with the Waves in the United States Navy from 1944 until 1945.
She was a lifelong communicant of St. Michael Church and was a member of the Holy Rosary Sodality, the League of Catholic Women and the St. Dominic Club.
Peggy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Warren T. and Patricia A. (Connelly) Bamford of Bradford ; her daughter and son-in-law, Mary M. and Robert D. Turcotte of Dracut; four grandchildren, John E. Bamford and his wife Melissa, Daniel J. Bamford, Katie A. Turcotte and Timothy Bamford; also several nieces and nephews. She also leaves dear friends, Lynne and John Tiechert of Lowell. She was a sister of the late Edward L. Morris, Sr., Leo, Bernard, Vincent, John, Joseph and Bennett Morris, Agnes McInerney, Imelda Morris and Mary Driscoll.
Peggy’s family would like to thank the staff and friends at D’Youville Senior Care for their care and compassion shown to Peggy while she was living there.