Margaret Pursel Dees, age 69, of Hayes, died on Friday, January 26, 2024, at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital. Margaret was born on September 19, 1954 to the late Richard B. and Ann Parham Pursel in Maryland. She was a Registered ER Nurse. She is survived by her beloved husband, Egbert. The family will receive friends at Hogg Funeral Home on Thursday, February 1, 2024, from 2:30-3 p.m. with a chapel service, conducted by the Rev. Richard Croxton beginning at 3 o’clock. Inurnment will be private.