Margaret Eugenia Miller Works, 70, of Pine Bluff, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 12, 2023, at her home.

Born May 26, 1952, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, she was the eldest daughter of the late Harold Holmes and Eugenia Douglas Miller. As a young child, she and her family moved to Pine Bluff, where she was a 1970 graduate of Pine Bluff High School. After high school she attended State College of Arkansas (now University of Central Arkansas) where she studied accounting.

She began her accounting career in Pine Bluff at Hollis, McClain & Howell CPAs in 1974. She was a staff accountant for many years before transferring to Baird, Kurtz & Dobson where she was in charge of many local accounts with the firm. In 1993, she went to work for the accounting department of SAJ Distributors/USA Drug. There, Margaret became the Vice President of the Accounting Department, a position she held until the transfer of SAJ to Walgreens in 2012. She was currently employed with Agents Mutual Insurance Company as an accountant.

On December 1, 1973, she married Rickey Works. Together they moved to Sheridan, Arkansas, and after a short time they moved back to Pine Bluff. There they have made their lives for nearly fifty years.

Margaret was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church, Pine Bluff. She attended with her family since childhood. She was a Sunday School teacher for many years with the toddler’s class.

She was a loving and caring wife, mother, sister, aunt and “Maw-Maw”. Her greatest joy was cheering on her grands in all they did, from sports to music. Margaret enjoyed camping with her family, spending summers at Lake DeGray. She loved to cook, passing down that love to her daughter and niece, reading was a favorite pastime, along with cross stitch and crosswords.

 Margaret was an avid basketball fan and supported the Lady Razorbacks. She looked forward to attending games in Fayetteville and even followed them to the Final Four. March Madness was one of her favorite times of the year.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her in laws, Hershel and Ann Works, and a niece, Randi Shell.

She is survived by her husband, Rickey Works, of Pine Bluff; her daughter, Sara Anne Works, of Pine Bluff; daughter Rainey Baker and husband Bryan Kris, of Redfield, Arkansas; her grandchildren, Brylin, Lillie and Atlee Mae Baker, all of Redfield, Arkansas. She is also survived by her sister, Lou Anne Shell and husband, Randy, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; her niece, Margaret Shell-Howsen and husband, Steven, of Pueblo West, Colorado; along with several nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members.

Services will be held Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son, with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, in Rison, Arkansas.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 5 to 7 p.m. at Robinson’s.