PEGGY LEE SHORT HOOVER was delivered to her Lord and Savior on October 5, 2013, in Augusta, Georgia.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Duncan, Oklahoma, with the Rev. Arnold Nelson, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Friday 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Peggy was a resident at Keysville Nursing Home for the last 3-1/2 years after suffering a stroke. A devoted wife of 30 years to James F. Hoover, Jr., and a loving mother to Kim Barry and Randy Hoover, Peggy led a full and fruitful life.
Born in Mangum, Oklahoma, in 1923 to Earl and Margaret Short, Peggy enjoyed tennis, theater, band (saxophone) and debate at Mangum High School, and in 1945 earned a degree in Physical Education from the Oklahoma College for Women. Peggy's varied professional career included employment with the Girl Scouts of America, host with KRHD 1350 Radio, physical education teacher and tennis coach at Duncan High School, restaurant owner in Stockton, California, and landman and proprietor of Hoover Real Estate. While at Duncan High School, Peggy and her girls' tennis team won Duncan's first Women's Tennis State Championship in 1975 and Peggy was named Coach of the Year. An active member of her OCW Alumni Association, Peggy chaired the OCW Alumni Chapel Committee that raised the resources to build the Alumni Chapel. Independent, proud and driven, Peggy was an active member of Duncan First Christian Church and served in many capacities. Peggy is also remembered as a care giver to many friends as their health failed, including Mary Helen Wade and Norma Jones. An avid bridge player, Peggy took great pride in hosting bridge club at her home.
Peggy is survived by her children, Kim Barry and Randy Hoover; grandchildren, Chris and Kyle Califf and Derrick and Lauren Hoover; sister, Betty Burris; and sister-in-law Rhonda Short.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer's Care, 1901 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at: www.granthamfuneralhomes.com
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Duncan, Oklahoma, with the Rev. Arnold Nelson, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Friday 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Peggy was a resident at Keysville Nursing Home for the last 3-1/2 years after suffering a stroke. A devoted wife of 30 years to James F. Hoover, Jr., and a loving mother to Kim Barry and Randy Hoover, Peggy led a full and fruitful life.
Born in Mangum, Oklahoma, in 1923 to Earl and Margaret Short, Peggy enjoyed tennis, theater, band (saxophone) and debate at Mangum High School, and in 1945 earned a degree in Physical Education from the Oklahoma College for Women. Peggy's varied professional career included employment with the Girl Scouts of America, host with KRHD 1350 Radio, physical education teacher and tennis coach at Duncan High School, restaurant owner in Stockton, California, and landman and proprietor of Hoover Real Estate. While at Duncan High School, Peggy and her girls' tennis team won Duncan's first Women's Tennis State Championship in 1975 and Peggy was named Coach of the Year. An active member of her OCW Alumni Association, Peggy chaired the OCW Alumni Chapel Committee that raised the resources to build the Alumni Chapel. Independent, proud and driven, Peggy was an active member of Duncan First Christian Church and served in many capacities. Peggy is also remembered as a care giver to many friends as their health failed, including Mary Helen Wade and Norma Jones. An avid bridge player, Peggy took great pride in hosting bridge club at her home.
Peggy is survived by her children, Kim Barry and Randy Hoover; grandchildren, Chris and Kyle Califf and Derrick and Lauren Hoover; sister, Betty Burris; and sister-in-law Rhonda Short.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer's Care, 1901 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at: www.granthamfuneralhomes.com
PEGGY LEE SHORT HOOVER was delivered to her Lord and Savior on October 5, 2013, in Augusta, Georgia.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Duncan, Oklahoma, with the Rev. Arnold Nelson, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Friday 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Peggy was a resident at Keysville Nursing Home for the last 3-1/2 years after suffering a stroke. A devoted wife of 30 years to James F. Hoover, Jr., and a loving mother to Kim Barry and Randy Hoover, Peggy led a full and fruitful life.
Born in Mangum, Oklahoma, in 1923 to Earl and Margaret Short, Peggy enjoyed tennis, theater, band (saxophone) and debate at Mangum High School, and in 1945 earned a degree in Physical Education from the Oklahoma College for Women. Peggy's varied professional career included employment with the Girl Scouts of America, host with KRHD 1350 Radio, physical education teacher and tennis coach at Duncan High School, restaurant owner in Stockton, California, and landman and proprietor of Hoover Real Estate. While at Duncan High School, Peggy and her girls' tennis team won Duncan's first Women's Tennis State Championship in 1975 and Peggy was named Coach of the Year. An active member of her OCW Alumni Association, Peggy chaired the OCW Alumni Chapel Committee that raised the resources to build the Alumni Chapel. Independent, proud and driven, Peggy was an active member of Duncan First Christian Church and served in many capacities. Peggy is also remembered as a care giver to many friends as their health failed, including Mary Helen Wade and Norma Jones. An avid bridge player, Peggy took great pride in hosting bridge club at her home.
Peggy is survived by her children, Kim Barry and Randy Hoover; grandchildren, Chris and Kyle Califf and Derrick and Lauren Hoover; sister, Betty Burris; and sister-in-law Rhonda Short.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer's Care, 1901 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at: www.granthamfuneralhomes.com
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Duncan, Oklahoma, with the Rev. Arnold Nelson, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Friday 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Peggy was a resident at Keysville Nursing Home for the last 3-1/2 years after suffering a stroke. A devoted wife of 30 years to James F. Hoover, Jr., and a loving mother to Kim Barry and Randy Hoover, Peggy led a full and fruitful life.
Born in Mangum, Oklahoma, in 1923 to Earl and Margaret Short, Peggy enjoyed tennis, theater, band (saxophone) and debate at Mangum High School, and in 1945 earned a degree in Physical Education from the Oklahoma College for Women. Peggy's varied professional career included employment with the Girl Scouts of America, host with KRHD 1350 Radio, physical education teacher and tennis coach at Duncan High School, restaurant owner in Stockton, California, and landman and proprietor of Hoover Real Estate. While at Duncan High School, Peggy and her girls' tennis team won Duncan's first Women's Tennis State Championship in 1975 and Peggy was named Coach of the Year. An active member of her OCW Alumni Association, Peggy chaired the OCW Alumni Chapel Committee that raised the resources to build the Alumni Chapel. Independent, proud and driven, Peggy was an active member of Duncan First Christian Church and served in many capacities. Peggy is also remembered as a care giver to many friends as their health failed, including Mary Helen Wade and Norma Jones. An avid bridge player, Peggy took great pride in hosting bridge club at her home.
Peggy is survived by her children, Kim Barry and Randy Hoover; grandchildren, Chris and Kyle Califf and Derrick and Lauren Hoover; sister, Betty Burris; and sister-in-law Rhonda Short.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer's Care, 1901 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at: www.granthamfuneralhomes.com
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James Frederick Hoover, Jr.
Jan 14, 1925-Mar 12, 1978
Peggy Lee (Short) Hoover
Oct 20, 1923-Oct 5, 2013
Married Aug 22, 1947
Parents of Elizabeth Kimberly,
Richard Anderson
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