Graveside services for Peggy Blackburn Gipson, of Lufkin will be held April 25, 2020 in the Newman Cemetery.
Mrs. Gipson was born April 15, 1935 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Mary (Robertson) and Charles W. Blackburn, and died April 22, 2020 at her residence.
Peggy attended Texas Christian University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in English and Journalism. She put her education to good use as a contributing writer for the Lufkin Daily News column “Slice of Life” for over 30 years. She was an avid reader, and her family calls her a “story teller’s storyteller” as she had a wealth of knowledge and a way with words.
Peggy had cerebral palsy and navigated life independently, being the oldest person ever to survive with the condition – a testament to her resilience and strong will. She was a nature enthusiast and it is very fitting that she left this earthly world on Earth Day. Peggy will be missed dearly.
Survivors include her nieces, Valarie Davidson Englert and husband Rick, Yvonne Davidson Boyack and husband Pat; great-nieces, Eva Englert-Jessen and husband Chris, Savannah Boyack, Sarah Boyack, and great-nephew, Pace Boyack; and her faithful cats, Weasley and Clyde.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James D. Gipson; and sister, Reverend Victoria Davidson Paul.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors - April 23, 2020.
Mrs. Gipson was born April 15, 1935 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Mary (Robertson) and Charles W. Blackburn, and died April 22, 2020 at her residence.
Peggy attended Texas Christian University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in English and Journalism. She put her education to good use as a contributing writer for the Lufkin Daily News column “Slice of Life” for over 30 years. She was an avid reader, and her family calls her a “story teller’s storyteller” as she had a wealth of knowledge and a way with words.
Peggy had cerebral palsy and navigated life independently, being the oldest person ever to survive with the condition – a testament to her resilience and strong will. She was a nature enthusiast and it is very fitting that she left this earthly world on Earth Day. Peggy will be missed dearly.
Survivors include her nieces, Valarie Davidson Englert and husband Rick, Yvonne Davidson Boyack and husband Pat; great-nieces, Eva Englert-Jessen and husband Chris, Savannah Boyack, Sarah Boyack, and great-nephew, Pace Boyack; and her faithful cats, Weasley and Clyde.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James D. Gipson; and sister, Reverend Victoria Davidson Paul.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors - April 23, 2020.
Graveside services for Peggy Blackburn Gipson, of Lufkin will be held April 25, 2020 in the Newman Cemetery.
Mrs. Gipson was born April 15, 1935 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Mary (Robertson) and Charles W. Blackburn, and died April 22, 2020 at her residence.
Peggy attended Texas Christian University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in English and Journalism. She put her education to good use as a contributing writer for the Lufkin Daily News column “Slice of Life” for over 30 years. She was an avid reader, and her family calls her a “story teller’s storyteller” as she had a wealth of knowledge and a way with words.
Peggy had cerebral palsy and navigated life independently, being the oldest person ever to survive with the condition – a testament to her resilience and strong will. She was a nature enthusiast and it is very fitting that she left this earthly world on Earth Day. Peggy will be missed dearly.
Survivors include her nieces, Valarie Davidson Englert and husband Rick, Yvonne Davidson Boyack and husband Pat; great-nieces, Eva Englert-Jessen and husband Chris, Savannah Boyack, Sarah Boyack, and great-nephew, Pace Boyack; and her faithful cats, Weasley and Clyde.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James D. Gipson; and sister, Reverend Victoria Davidson Paul.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors - April 23, 2020.
Mrs. Gipson was born April 15, 1935 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Mary (Robertson) and Charles W. Blackburn, and died April 22, 2020 at her residence.
Peggy attended Texas Christian University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in English and Journalism. She put her education to good use as a contributing writer for the Lufkin Daily News column “Slice of Life” for over 30 years. She was an avid reader, and her family calls her a “story teller’s storyteller” as she had a wealth of knowledge and a way with words.
Peggy had cerebral palsy and navigated life independently, being the oldest person ever to survive with the condition – a testament to her resilience and strong will. She was a nature enthusiast and it is very fitting that she left this earthly world on Earth Day. Peggy will be missed dearly.
Survivors include her nieces, Valarie Davidson Englert and husband Rick, Yvonne Davidson Boyack and husband Pat; great-nieces, Eva Englert-Jessen and husband Chris, Savannah Boyack, Sarah Boyack, and great-nephew, Pace Boyack; and her faithful cats, Weasley and Clyde.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James D. Gipson; and sister, Reverend Victoria Davidson Paul.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors - April 23, 2020.
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