Peggy Butcher (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Peggy Louise Butcher, daughter of Edward Albert and Peggy Juanita Lindsay Weaver, was born October 13, 1939, in Lebanon, Missouri. She departed this life Monday, December 8, 2014, in Cox Medical Center South, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of seventy-five years, one month, and twenty-five days.
On June 29, 1957, she was united in marriage to Ray Dean Butcher, and this union was blessed with four sons.
Her parents preceded her in death.
Peggy is survived by her husband of fifty-seven years, Dean, of the home; four sons, Randy Dean Butcher, and his wife, Rose, Jeffrey Ray Butcher, Kelly Dewayne Butcher, and his wife, Shirley, and Tracy Lee Butcher, all of Lebanon, Missouri; thirteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; five brothers, Kenneth Weaver, Ronnie Weaver, and his wife, Katy, David Weaver, and his wife, Janelle, Gary Weaver, and Mike Weaver, all of Lebanon, Missouri; two sisters, Donna Coffman, and her husband, Dean, and Linda Moore, all of Lebanon, Missouri; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was born and raised in the Lebanon area, and attended Lebanon R-III Schools. She then moved to California with her family where she met and married Dean. They made their home in California for about twelve years, before returning to the Lebanon area. Peggy was a devoted homemaker and mother and also began working as a nurse’s aide at Wallace Hospital. She earned her Licensed Practical Nursing Degree, and continued to work as an L.P.N. for Breech Medical Center for a number of years. During the 1980’s, she became a cardiac technologist and was responsible for taking E.K.G.’s of patients. She loved helping others and was an excellent nurse until retiring in 1996.
Peggy had professed her faith in Christ and was a member of Community Baptist Church near Lebanon.
In her spare time she enjoyed cooking, and liked going fishing. She centered her life around her family and especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Peggy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them during her lifetime.
A memorial has been established and donations may be left at the funeral home.
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