BEST: Peacefully at LHSC, Victoria Hospital, London on Sunday, March 24, 2024, Margaret Arlene Best of Grand Bend, age 88.  Beloved partner of Charles Pearce.  Loved mother of Robert “Rob”  Scott  Maver and partner Leili Martin of London. Dear grandmother of Mason Forester of Hamilton, Kaili Martin of London, Kylli and Jordan Eccles of Glencoe and great grandma of Lukah and Lumi.  Dear sister of Norma Brown of Exeter.  Remembered also by David and Janice Best and their family of Grand Bend and her many nieces, nephews and their families.  Predeceased by her parents Orville and Kathleen “Kay”  (Lawson) Ford, her husbands Robert Gordon Maver (1993) and Alvin John Best (2013), her siblings and their spouses Marion and Jack Parsons, Wayne and Ruby Ford and Ed Brown. Resting at T. Harry Hoffman & Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood on Thursday, April 4, 2024 with Visitation commencing at 11 a.m. followed by the Funeral Service at 12 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Christine O’Reilly Officiant.  Interment at Exeter Cemetery.  If desired memorial donations (payable directly) to the Canadian Cancer Society or Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family.