Margaret Newton Stuart, Lady Balgonie and Eddergoll, was born in Crombie, Fife, in February 1938, the only child of James Stuart and his wife Mary.
Shortly afterwards the family moved to Langlees, a smallholding just outside Dunfermline.
She attended Milesmark Primary School and then Queen Anne High School.
Holidays were often spent with Belford relatives in Kirriemuir, through which she was related to Bon Scott of AC/DC fame.
The family moved to Crossford, where she joined the SWRI, an organisation of which she would be a member for 60 years.
As a girl Lady Balgonie went to dance classes, which began a life-long passion for the theatre.
She attended East of Scotland College of Agriculture to study horticulture. It was here she was to meet her future husband, Raymond Morris.
They lived near Monikie and Acharn, which is where son Stuart was born.
Lady Balgonie went on to become the president of Kenmore and District SWRI and a member of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Committee for Perthshire.
The Morris family moved to Cupar where she developed her craft work and was invited to join the Edinburgh Guild of Weavers.
Their final move in 1985 was to Balgonie Castle, starting the slow transformation of this important piece of Scotland’s architectural heritage.
In 1989 the castle’s chapel was restored and the first wedding took place.
Poignantly, Lady Balgonie’s funeral took place on the 25th anniversary of the first wedding.
At her funeral, her hospitality and baking were raised frequently she twice won the British Sugar Council’s Silver Spoon award for her tablet.
Her son said his mother was always the backbone of the family.
She was proud of her family and was delighted to finally be able to stand in front of the memorial to the victims of the Tay Rail Bridge disaster.
Lady Balgonie is survived by her husband Raymond, son Stuart, daughter-in-law Kelly, grandchildren and step-grandchildren.