Margaret E. Gearhart, age 95 passed away February 5, 2014 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, IL. Born October 19, 1918 in Oregon, IL, the daughter of Milton and Ethel (Hinkle) Wilde. She graduated from Oregon High School and cosmetology school. She married Kenneth M. Gearhart on November 28, 1939 in Iowa. She and her husband owned and trained harness horses. They retired in 1980. Survived by her sister Eleanor (Gerald) Finkle of Arizona, several nieces and nephews, her special friends and her friends at Family First. Predeceased by her husband, parents, sisters; Marian Wilde and Edith Jenkins; brothers, Harold and William Wilde. Arrangements will be at a later date. Finch Funeral Home in Mt. Morris is assisting the family.