October 29, 1936 – January 3, 2021
Marguerite “Meg” Ann Doubleday Buck, of Bernardsville, N.J., passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at the age of 84. Meg was born on October 29, 1936 in New York City to George Chester Doubleday and Mary Patricia Kelley Doubleday of Upper Brookville, Long Island and New York City.
Meg grew up with her two sisters, Pat and Dorothy, in Upper Brookville, Long Island. She attended Green Vale School, Ethel Walker School and New York School of Interior Design. She was married on February 8, 1958 to Charles Austin Buck of Far Hills, N.J., who pre-deceased her in 2016.
Meg and Austin raised their children, Leonard, Wendy and Belinda in Bernardsville, N.J., where Meg pursued her creative passions of painting, interior design and horticulture. She accompanied Austin on numerous adventures abroad, memorializing their travels in beautiful photographs. Her impeccable eye was apparent in the welcoming homes and inspired gardens that they built together in the ensuing years, in both Bernardsville and Spring Island, S.C.
The love for Montana that was instilled in the Doubleday/Kelley clan lived on in Meg’s enthusiastic participation in summer activities at the E/L Ranch in Greenough, Mont. She shared Austin’s interest in fly fishing, and their life together included many happy hours spent on dappled rivers, enjoying the pursuit of elusive salmon and trout.
Meg is survived by her sister, Dorothy Doubleday Massey of Santa Fe, N.M.; her children: Belinda Buck Kielland, Wendy Buck Brown, and Leonard Jerome Buck; and her beloved seven grandchildren.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of the Vista unit of Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Va. who cared for Meg during her lengthy journey through the cruel fog of Alzheimer’s.
Donations in Meg’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hillandwood.com.
Hill and Wood Funeral Home
201 North First Street, Charlottesville, Va. 22902
Published by Daily Progress on Jan. 10, 2021.
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