Margaret Perlmutter Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Margaret Perlmutter (Peggy Smyly) Margaret Elizabeth Smyly French Perlmutter Datta passed away in Lecanto, Florida on October 23, 2018 of Lung Cancer. She was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on July 2, 1938. Margaret was the daughter of Evelyn Bowen Wendt and Carlton Smyly. She was the oldest of 7 children, 4 brothers; Carlton, Glenn, Reinie, Authur and 2 sisters; Rita and Evelyn, the mother of 6 children; Robert, Ruthe, Carol, Richard, William and David French; grandmother of 18 children; great grandmother of 3 children; and aunt to 17 children. Margaret grew up in West Palm Beach. She attended Northboro Elementary, Palm Beach High School and graduated from Dibacco in Lake Worth. Margaret grew up in a home filled with gospel-Christian music and knew at a young age that she loved singing. She became a professional singer/songwriter, writing Songs from the Heart and singing to anyone who would listen! Using the gifts and talents God had given her, she began writing and recording original songs to help heal hearts. Her prayer was that her songs would give comfort and strength to go on with life — to laugh and love and to trust again. C.M.A.N.Y. nominated her as Female Singer of the Year, and The Stranger was nominated as Song of the Year, Can I Go Back and Someone To Love Only Me placed in the Upper 12% of the Overall Standing in the Seventh Annual Billboard Contest, and From Patsy and Hello From Heaven Placed in VH1. She was loved by family and strangers alike, and her songs and music will carry her message to all!

Margaret Perlmutter

July 2, 1938 - October 23, 2018