Margaret Pauline Rivas peacefully went home to Jesus on the evening of Thursday, November 7, 2024. She was a beloved great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, and wife during her 90 years of life.
Margaret was a native of Moore County. She was born February 28, 1934, to the late Carson and Hattie Wallace Rouse in Robbins, NC. She met her late husband, Ramon B. Rivas, in Carthage and married in 1952. They started a family and eventually settled in Aberdeen, NC where they resided for 58 years. Their grandchildren affectionately named them, “Granny and Papa”.
She loved spending time with her family and helping to take care of her grandchildren. Whether she was sewing on missing buttons, cooking hamburgers, or working in the yard, she kept busy taking care of others and her home. You always left Granny and Papa’s house with a full belly and heart.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 9 siblings and her husband Ramon. She is survived by daughter: Roxanne Johnson; son: Ray Robin Rivas and wife Stephanie; grandchildren: Jared Rivas (Ramona), Evan Rivas (Crystal), Drew Rivas (Kelly), Taylor Johnston (Lee), Tanner Rivas (Austin), Amy Ross (Adam), Adam Johnson (April); sister: Eileen Brewer; brother: Haroldine Rouse; and many great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
A graveside service will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the Bethesda Cemetery in Aberdeen.
Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines.
