Obituary of Margaret "Peg" Facey Collins

Margaret "Peg" Facey Collins, a resident of Ambler, PA passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025 after a brave, determined but graceful and lengthy struggle with pancreatic cancer. She was 67. She was the loving wife of Buck Collins for 12 years. Peg was born on February 7, 1958, in Charleston, WV, the daughter of the late Howard Bateman Johnson and Elizabeth Staunton Johnson. She was predeceased by her grandparents Elizabeth and Frederick Marshall Staunton. In addition to her beauty, Peg was an experienced equestrian with a deep love for horses, an accomplished skier, sailor and lover of music and nature. She lived life with extreme grace, positivity and a quest for knowledge. She will be forever missed and remembered. For the past 14 years, Peg was a Broker Consultant for Emerson Reid. Peg was loved by all the members of her large family along with the hundreds of friendships she built throughout her life. In addition to her husband and her mother, Peg is survived her son and his wife, Matthew and Janelle Facey; brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Missy Johnson and their children Ashe, Samara and Toby Johnson; sister and brother-in-law, Lissa and Bill Little, nieces and nephews: Sarah (Little) Shertzer and her husband Isaac, Emily (Little) Coddington and her husband Will and their children Liam and Eleanor, by her Buck's children Suzanna and Mackenzie Collins and by dozens of close cousins, aunts and uncles, their spouses and children from the extended Johnson and Staunton families. Importantly, Peg will be forever loved by Finn, her very special Irish Water Spaniel. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 31, 2025, Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia Street East, Charleston WV. All of Peg's family and friends knew about her deep love for horses, and her desire to share that with others, and give back to our community. There are two nonprofit organizations that were dear to Peg's heart, and a focus of her activism: the Kindle Hill Foundation – providers of Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning for First Responders and others in need, and, Horseways – preservers and protectors of open space and trails for horseback riding and the equestrian community. Peg was also a board member of Kindle Hill Foundation and Kindle Hill Foundation Charity. We can honor Peg's memory and the valuable contributions she made by donating to these worthy causes. Horseways, P.O. Box 545, Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437 www.horsewayspa.org Kindle Hill Foundation Charity, P.O. Box 559, Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437 www.kindlehill.org