4/17/2007
Peggy Whitesell Shaw
LIBERTY — Mrs. Peggy Whitesell Shaw , 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Duke Hospital.
The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Joyce officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Peggy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and neighbor. She was an active member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. Peggy was an accomplished seamstress, a wonderful cook, and a caring member of the Mt. Pleasant community for over 60 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Emma Whitesell ; brother, Newman; and sisters, Nadine and Rena.
Peggy is survived by her husband of 62 years, James W. Shaw ; son, Wayne Shaw (Vicky) of Clarksville; daughter, Linda S. Shaw (Roger Deese) of Durham; son, Kevin L. Shaw (Teresa) of Graham; and granddaughter, Ashley Shaw Moore of Raleigh.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at Loflin Funeral Home in Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Inc., 1821 University Ave., Suite S256, St. Paul, Minn. 55104 or to Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery Fund, 4400 Alamance Church Road, Liberty, N.C. 27298.
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