| Name |
Margaret Ann HEFLIN |
| Born |
4 Sep 1944 |
Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Education |
Alderson-Broaddus College (1967, nursing degree) [1] |
| Education |
Washington Irving High School (1962) [1] |
| Occupation |
Clarksburg mayor and City Council |
- In 1999 she was elected to City Council for the city of Clarksburg. She served on City Council for 16 years, serving as vice-mayor (2003-05) as well as being selected by her peers on council to serve as only the 2nd female mayor from 2009-11. During her time as mayor, she instituted a program in which she met with the community called "Muffins with the Mayor." In 2011 she was selected by the West Virginia Municipal League as the mayor of the year for the state of West Virginia. While on city council she was a graduate with highest merit from the WVU Local Government Leadership Academy. But she will be remembered for her catchphrase, "ItÂ’s always a great day to be in Clarksburg West Virginia."
Margaret was also a member of the Board of Directors of Highland Hospital in Clarksburg WV (2010-19) in which she played a role in helping to establish the hospital in the city. She was very active within the Harrison County Senior Citizen Center. She had great love of ceramics and had won awards for ceramic pieces. Eventually she went on to become president of the Harrison County Senior Citizens center for several years. Margaret was a self-taught painter and painted several pieces, with some of them winning awards. She also took classes and became a master gardener. A nursing scholarship is to be established in her name at West Virginia University.
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| Occupation |
nurse at Cincinnati VA Hospital, then Clarksburg VA Hospital [1] |
| Residence |
Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV [1] |
| Residence |
FORMERLY |
Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV [1] |
| Died |
3 Nov 2022 |
Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV [2] |
| Buried |
Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV [1] |
| Person ID |
I135318 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
10 Nov 2022 |
1944 - 2022 (78 years)
