March 15, 1915 - Aug. 22, 2011Margaret Frances Powers, 96, of Bedford, died at 4:05 a.m. Monday at StoneBridge Health Campus.She was born March 15, 1915, in Bedford, the daughter of William E. and Elizabeth Schmidt Powers.She was employed in bookkeeping at NWSC Crane, retiring in 1973 after 32 years of service.She was a 1933 graduate of Bedford High School.She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, where she was active in the Altar Society as well as organist/choir director for 60 years; she was a member of the American Guild of Organists, Bloomington Chapter; Women's Department Club and was a Pink Lady at Dunn Memorial Hospital.Survivors include two nieces, Jeanne Al-Jabi of Ocean Springs Miss., and Cathy Ann Kanady of Corinth, Miss.; several great- and great-great-nieces and nephews; and several cousins, including Louise Haungs of Bedford, who was her caregiver for many years.She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Mary Elizabeth Kanady.Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with Father Rick Eldred officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery.Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home. The Rosary will be prayed at 7:30 p.m.Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Building Fund.