Faye Minor Magill, 95, of Carbondale, Ill., formerly of Washington, died Saturday, December 26, 1998. Mrs. Magill was an affiliate member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Carbondale, and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Washington. She was a 1923 graduate of Washington High School and attended California University of Pennsylvania in 1923 and 1924. She taught public school in North Franklin Township and in Washington from 1923 until 1928. In 1956, she developed a home-tested recipe column "Cookbook Capers" that appeared in the Washington Observer and the Reporter for 34 years and in the Greensburg Tribune-Review for nine years. She retired from newspaper writing in 1990. After moving to Carbondale in 1965, Mrs. Magill traveled extensively visiting well-known food companies and attending food conferences and seminars, developing nutritionally-sound recipes. The Fay Minor Magill Family Food and Learning Center at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale was marked with a bronze plaque in her honor. She was a member of the University's Chancellor's Council and a member of the Society for Philosophy of Creativity. In May 1925, she married James A. Magill, who is deceased. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Deceased are a daughter and grandson, who died in a 1959 auto accident in West Virginia; three brothers, Sylva, Pearson and William Sherman Minor; and a sister, Galia M. Minor. Walker Funeral Home, Carbondale, Ill., handled arrangements. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, December 29, 1998Faye Minor Magill
Cooking columnist for Observer and Reporter
She was born June 3, 1903, in Greene County, a daughter of William E. and Anna Elizabeth Ross Minor.