Maryetta Marguet

08/08/1932 - 07/19/2025

Maryetta Marguet (née McMurray), 92, passed away peacefully at the Villages at Silvercrest in New Albany, Indiana, on July 19, 2025, with family members surrounding her. 

Born on August 8, 1932, in Thorntown, Indiana, Maryetta was the daughter of educators Madge and Floyd I. McMurray, and sister to her older brother, Devon. Floyd moved the family to Clarksville in 1941 to found IU Southeast. Maryetta attended New Albany High School, where she met her husband of 71 years, Joseph (Joe) Marguet, who sat behind her in homeroom. Maryetta and Joe were the first class to broadcast radio programs on WNAS, the world's oldest student-operated radio station. She went on to attend Indiana University in Bloomington. During the Korean War, both Maryetta and Joe worked at the Dupont gunpowder plant—Joe as a draftsman and Maryetta as a secretary. In 1964, they moved to the house they built on their beloved farm, where they lived for 58 years. Maryetta began working as a substitute teacher in the Floyd County School System, later teaching kindergarten in the 1970s. She also held roles at the Indiana Census Bureau and helped convert the family's New Albany Box and Basket Factory's payroll operations to a computerized system in the 1980s. She continued serving the community through years of volunteer work at the Carnegie Center. 

Maryetta was curious and creative. She loved music and often filled the house with the sound of her playing the piano. She was an avid reader, a passionate genealogist, and a whiz at crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and Jeopardy. She and Joe shared an interest in charting birds migrating through the farm. They also traveled extensively, exploring Europe and Australia together. They proudly visited all 50 U.S. states. Maryetta made a voyage across the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth II and toured South America. 

Maryetta is survived by her husband, Joseph I. Marguet, their five children, Susan Marguet (Ron Nash), Sally Davidson (David), Jimmy Marguet, Patty Marguet (Jim Miller), and Marilyn Khadr (Karim). Ten grandchildren: Ben and Sam Nash (Alice Clark); Katie and Joe Davidson; Preston, Michael, and Jessica Marguet; Alex Khadr (Jenni), Camille Abou (Marv), and Sabina Khadr; and great-grandchild, Roman Khadr; her sisters-in-law, Mimi Paris (Larry) and Mary Marguet. 

Maryetta is predeceased by her parents, Madge and Floyd I. McMurray, her brother Devon McMurray (Barbara), and her brother-in-law Frank Marguet. 

There will be a private family memorial service and inurnment. 

Please join the family to celebrate Maryetta's long and full life at an open house on August 31, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, The Villages at Silvercrest (main lobby), 1 Silvercrest Drive, New Albany, Indiana. 

Memorial donations – IUS Chancellor's Medallion Scholarship; Call IU Foundation at 812-855-8311 or 800-558-8311 to donate by credit card. Note: Gift should be directed to the “IU Southeast Chancellor’s Medallion Scholarship” in memory of Maryetta Marguet, New Albany Floyd County Public Library; Contact Erin in the business office (812)949-3734.

The family extends their appreciation to SouthernCare Hospice, the staff at the Villages at Silvercrest, and Caregiver Christine Slaughter.