Margaret "Maggie" Dell Briggs

Margaret Dell Briggs, age 70, passed away peacefully at her beloved home of 25 years in Woodstock, AL, the evening of October 31, 2024. Born and raised in Birmingham,AL, she was known as “Dell” to her childhood friends and family. She began to prefer “Maggie” once she began college and thereafter. Maggie Dell graduated from Mountain Brook High School, attended Vanderbilt University, and graduated from UAB. She had many jobs in her lifetime, with her most recent being ProAssurance. She was forced to retire after her diagnosis some 16 years ago of THE most aggressive form of breast cancer, known as metastatic TNBC. The normal life span is 2-5 years, but Maggie Dell fiercely fought with every chemo out there plus radiation and every holistic approach she could find. Her beloved oncologist Dr Brian Adler was her touchstone throughout her cancer journey. Yes, there were short periods of remission, where she would enjoy a trip to either the Smoky Mountains area or any Gulf of Mexico location for a few days. But once the cancer reached her lungs she chose to live her remaining time of just 2 months under the care of hospice. Maggie Dell maintained contact with a plethora of friends via phone calls, texts, Facebook, and small gatherings during her cancer journey. She was truly loved by so so many who were dear friends from childhood on. She was a fighter, a hero, and an inspiration to so many who never even met her but knew her through Caring Bridge. A woman of unfathomable faith, she was raised at Independent Presbyterian Church. She recently became a member of Green Pond Baptist Church in Woodstock. She was predeceased by her parents, George and Mickey Briggs and her brother Don. She is survived by her first cousins Marsha, Stella and Rosemary, all of Birmingham. Maggie Dell’s #1 passion her whole life was animals. They were all her “babies” as she had no biological children. At one point she had 3 horses and 14 dogs at her farm! Always quick to rescue a stray, she loved nothing more than walking through her pastures and trails with her babies. May she now rest in eternal peace with her Lord and Savior, and find the Peace she so richly deserves. Many thanks to the hospice team and all her wonderful sitters who of course loved her. Donations to any of the below in her memory, per her request: 1. Therapeutic Riding of Tuscaloosa (TROT) 3200 Clements Road, Cottondale Al 35453, trotusa.org 2. Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanub UT 84741, best friends.org 3. Green Pond Baptist Church, 20480 Eastern Valley Rd, Woodstock AL 35188

Margaret "Maggie" Dell Briggs

October 9, 1954 - October 31, 2024