Margie Arlene Flinn

Margie Arlene Flinn of Weirton died Saturday March 13, 2021, at the Country Club Manor in Steubenville, OH. She was 86. Margie was born in Weirton, WV to John and Opal P. Stevens Wetzel on August 12, 1934. She graduated from Weir High School, where she was a member of the Red Rider’s Marching Band. On July 10, 1954 she married Russel Flinn. Russel and Margie were blessed with four sons, five grandchildren and eventually two great-grandsons in their 48 years of marriage. Russel worked in the cinder plant at Weirton Steel and Margie worked at Weirton Heights Elementary School as a teacher’s aide prior to becoming a secretary for Dr. Lou Anetakis. Margie’s life centered around her family. She was the president of the Weirton Heights PTA, and was a Cub Scout Den Leader when her boys were young. Around her home, she enjoyed knitting , crocheting, and collecting dolls. When she was younger she enjoyed camping with her husband and her sons. Margie nourished her faith at the Weirton Heights Church of Christ, were she taught Sunday School. In addition to her parents, Margie was preceded in death by her son, John “Rusty” Flinn, in 1983 as a result of a truck accident, and her husband, Russel Flinn on March 8, 2002. She will be remembered with love by her three sons, Rick (Terry) Flinn, Keith (Sharon) Flinn, and Ken Flinn; her brother, Corliss “Bud” (Jeanie) Wetzel; her five grandchildren, Rickie Lee Flinn, Jessica (Jeremiah) Kraft, Christopher Flinn, Desiree (Jason) Smith, and Danielle (Ian) Hicks; and her great-grandsons, Cameron Hicks and London Smith. Visitation will be Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV, where funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 AM. Minister Steve Smithbauer will preside. Interment will follow at Highland Hill Memorial Gardens, Follansbee, WV Memorial contributions may be made to the Weirton Heights Church of Christ Share tributes at www.grecohertnick.com. 304 748 -3219