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Margaret Delphia (Delle) Mackenzie Moffett was the daughter of Rachel Geraldine (Blanchard)'02 and Harold B. Mackenzie Sr. '09 and granddaughter of Charlesand Mary Charles and Mary (Milligan) Blanchard. Upon graduating from Wheaton College'38 she married Howard Fergus Moffett '39 and the couple first served inChina in China followed by 45 years in Korea (1948-1993) where Dr. Moffettpracticed Moffett practiced medicine and was the Superintendentof the Dongsan Superintendent of the Dongsan Hospital in Taegu, now in the Republic ofKoreaof Korea. Delle assisted Howard with the quarterly Newsletters andneverand never-ending correspondence necessary to raise funds for the hospital, nursingschoolnursing school, leprosarium and satellite hospitals. The Moffetts were honoredwith honored with the Wheaton Alumni Association's Distinguished Service to Society award in 1962 as "medicalmissionaries medical missionaries and evangelists." Delle and Howard had four children: Howard MackenzieMoffettMackenzie Moffett (Skip), Charles (Charlie) Blanchard Moffett '68, Marilyn Moffett Taylor and Samuel McCune Moffett'73. She was predeceased by brothers John, Bob, Bruce, Richard (Alec) and asistera sister, Jean Airhart. Moffett passed away on January 20,2010 in Santa Barbara, CA at age 94. |
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