Marjorie (Margie) Elizabeth Webb Best

Marjorie “Margie” Elizabeth Webb Best died peacefully at home on November 10, 2023 from cancer. Margie was born October 10, 1945 to Dr. Herbert Fariss Webb and Mary Frances Jolly Webb in Fresno, California. Her early years were spent in Effingham, Illinois. In 1953 Margie moved to Sea Level, North Carolina where her father was the first doctor at Sea Level Community Hospital. Margie graduated from Peace College High School in 1964 and The Medical College of Virginia with a BSN in 1968. Among her places of employment, Margie was happiest to be Director of Nursing at Sailor’s Snug Harbor, Sea Level and at Glenaire Retirement Community, Cary. In 2004 Margie was named Nurse of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aged. She retired from Nursing after a 41-year career, 30 years of which were in Long-Term Care, in 2009. In 1989 Margie and her husband Dr. James Ted Best moved from Cedar Island to Apex. They became members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cary. Margie remained an active member at St. Paul’s, leading the “Care and Share” ministry for many years. Margie thanks the members of St. Paul’s for being her church family. Margie considers her greatest life accomplishment and joy to be her caring, lovely, fun, independent daughters! She is survived by Charlotte Elizabeth Holliday of Wilmington and Stephanie Ellen Best of Belmont. Margie is also survived by her very special grandson, Spencer Lee Holliday. Other survivors are her dear sister, Ellen Webb Rose and husband Ron of Apex; nephews David Rose (Jennifer) and children Katelyn and Ryan; nephew Benjamin Rose (Deborah) and children Victoria and Brook; sister-in-law Ruth Jarman Webb and niece Olivia Houston Lee (Tyler); Ted’s daughter, Tracy Best-Wolf; and cousins Cathy Jolly McGuyer, Harriett Jolly Sowinski, Dick Webb and Billy Webb. Margie is preceded in death by her husband Ted in 1997; her very special “Bro” Charles Houston Webb in 2012, who also died on November 10; her godson Stephen Copeland Smith; and her cousin Katherine Ann Webb Campbell. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 221 Union Street, Cary, North Carolina on Wednesday, November 15 at 1:00 with internment of ashes in the Memorial Garden, reception following the service. Memorial Donations may be made to Marjorie Webb Best Nursing Scholarship at Glenaire, 4000 Glenaire Circle, Cary, NC 27511; The Mission and Ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 221 Union Street, Cary, NC 27511; Autism Society of NC, 5121 Kingdom Way, # 100, Raleigh, NC 27607; or Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, PO Box 556, Harkers Island, NC 28531. Margie and her family want to extend their deepest gratitude to the many Glenaire staff who offered to care for her in her final days.

Marjorie (Margie) Elizabeth Webb Best

October 10, 1945 - November 10, 2023