MARGARET DUPREE

MARGARET DUPREE of Philadelphia, PA died December 15, 2025 at the age of 104. A licensed funeral director since 1949, she co-founded Dupree Funeral Home alongside her husband, Troy in 1955 and became sole owner and president upon his death in 1987. Her son, Kenneth, joined her as supervisor, and together, for nearly 40 years, they conducted thousands of funerals and oversaw the building expansion in 2000 and renovation in 2003. Margaret used her makeup and beauty expertise to augment the cosmetic work on bodies in the mortuaries. She graduated from the Eckels College of Mortuary Science.