Margaret Emily Kallmeyer Carlson died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. She was 91.

Mrs. Carlson was born in Cheviot Township in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received a bachelor of fine arts from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She moved to Vicksburg with her husband and children in 1950.

She was an artist and craftsman and won awards for her embroidery designs in her business, Designs from Redbone Valley. She was a founder of the Redbone Quilting Circle. She was a member of the Wayside Home Demonstration Club, Easter Seals and the Vicksburg Chapter of AAUW, and served for a number of years as manager of the Goodrum voting precinct.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Ella Kallmeyer; and her husband, Charles Andrew Carlson.

She is survived by three daughters, Sylvia Tucker of Hillsboro, Ore., Gerda Leek of Ocean Springs and Sara Dionne of Vicksburg; two sons, Mark Carlson of Athens, Texas, and Eric Carlson of Canon City, Colo.; one sister, Jeanne Snyder; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and other relatives, including Shirley Norton.

A memorial service will be Saturday at Redbone United Methodist Church. Visitation will follow in the fellowship hall.

Memorials may be made to Redbone United Methodist Church, 43 Burnt House Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.