Margaret Bondurant

Margaret (Peg) Ann Fortescue Bondurant passed away on March 3, 2017 at The Pines at Davidson.   Peg was born July 14, 1930 in East Orange, New Jersey to the late Clarence Brockliss and Laura Meeteer Fortescue.  In 1936, the family moved to Livingston, New Jersey and in 1945 to Sea Girt, New Jersey.  Both homes had large lawns and Peg developed a lifelong love for the outdoors and physical exercise. 

Peg attended Russell Sage College in Troy, NY graduating in 1952 with a combined Bachelors of Arts in History and Economics. She wrote a political column in The Quill, the school newspaper. Her classmates called her the “Senator” and spoke of her as having the “Spirit of a Thoroughbred.”

After returning from Europe Peg lived in New York City and worked as an Assistant Buyer at Best and Company.  During the years she raised her family she lived in Dayton, OH, Concord, MA, Indianapolis, IN, Bethesda, MD, Loundonville, NY and Chapel Hill, NC.  In 1991, Peg moved to Fearrington Village in Pittsboro, NC and in 2012 moved to Davidson, NC. 

Peg had a strong passion for community service and she volunteered hours of her time in every one of her many homes.   In Dayton, at Wright Paterson Airforce Base, Peg served as the Girl Scout Day Camp Director.   While living in Loundonville, NY Peg served on the Board of the Albany YWCA from 1967-1979 and as the Board President from 1978 to 1979.  During this time, she helped start a rape crisis center, a day care center and a program to help women into non-traditional jobs.  In Chapel Hill, Peg was one of the founding board members of Planned Parenthood and she served on the Volunteer Association for the UNC Hospitals for sixteen years and as its President for one.  She was recognized for providing over 6,000 hours of service to UNC Hospitals.

A loyal Tar Heel supporter, Peg had a deep love for Chapel Hill, the University, football games and most of all UNC basketball.  She had a passion for politics, and a quirky sense of humor.  She was a fighter against sexism and racism.

Peg is pre-deceased by her brother Herbert Meeteer Fortescue who died serving his country in 1945. She is survived by her sister Laura Elizabeth (Betty) Fortescue Doyle of Sewickley, PA and three children, Stuart Fortescue Bondurant (Lisa) of Atlanta, GA, Margaret Lynn Bondurant (Gary Derr) of Danby, VT and Nancy Vance Bondurant (Mario Belloni) of Davidson, NC. She is also survived by five grandchildren whom she loved dearly, Will, Ben, Beth and James ("Bear") Bondurant, and Emmy Belloni.

A memorial service will be on held at Davidson College Presbyterian Church in the Lingle Chapel at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2017 with a reception immediately following. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, Peg requested contributions to Planned Parenthood- Charlotte Health Center, 4822 Albemarle Road, Charlotte, NC 28205 or Davidson College Presbyterian Church, PO Box 337, Davidson, NC 28036.  Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home is assisting the family. Please share online condolences at www.raymerfh.com.