Margaret Campbell Alexander (née Fleming) died on February 6, aged 91.

She was the last of the Fleming family who, for more than 200 years, farmed around Carmunnock on the south side of Glasgow, and became the matriarch of the Alexanders of Dripps Mill, Waterfoot, Glasgow.

Margaret Campbell Fleming was born on January 11, 1923, to dairy farmer James Fleming and his wife Marion. She lived at Muirside Farm in Carmunnock, the second youngest of four sisters.

Sitting high above Glasgow, on the Cathkin Braes, Muirside, gave an unrivalled view of the city and beyond. With her two surviving sisters, Jessie and Jean, she attended Hutchesons' Girls Grammar School.

At the outbreak of war in 1939, the men at Muirside were called up to the army and Margaret returned to the farm to help her parents.

When her father died in 1952, Margaret and her mother continued to run the farm but, even for these two most determined ladies, continuing the farm for the long term was impractical and in 1954 the Flemings left Muirside and Carmunnock for the last time.

In 1957 she married William Alexander of Dripps Mill, Waterfoot.

William traded as a grain miller, following another long family tradition stretching back to the 1850s.

William and Margaret experienced the joys of marriage and parenthood with the birth of two sons, William and James.

Following her husband's death in 1979, she took the helm at Dripps Mill and set a new direction for business, moving away from dependence on agriculture by focussing on serving the growing equestrian community.

Her plan was well thought through and the business today, Alexanders Town and Country Specialists, owes its success and direction to her foresight and drive.

In 1998, at the age of 75, she passed the running of the business to the next generation. This was not, however, retirement for her and she continued to help out until she was 85.

Margaret was blessed with good health all her life. She became less mobile in her 80s but never lost any of her mental faculties.

Sadly just after her 91st birthday she picked up an infection, which she struggled to shake off.

She was admitted to Hairmyres Hospital but their efforts were to no avail and she died peacefully on February 6 with her family by her side.

She is survived by her sons, William and James; daughters in law, Anne and Fiona; and grandchildren, Callum, Stewart, Sophie and Daniel.