Peggy Richerson Yancy

Our dearly beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother Peggy Richerson Yancy, passed away on December 28th, 2022 at home in McAllen, Texas. She was born to Norma Newman and James Paul Richerson on February 14, 1929 at home in Hollis, Oklahoma. The Richerson family moved to McAllen, Texas in 1937, where Peggy graduated from McAllen High School in 1946 as President of her Senior Class. She attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and the University of Wyoming. With the allied victory of World War II, the subsequent military occupation of Berlin, Germany, involved United States Army Airforce Corporal Don H. Yancy. When he was later honorably discharged, he returned home to pursue, persuade, and win Peggy’s heart. The pair were subsequently married on November 15, 1947 at the First Christian Church in McAllen, Texas, and were blessed by God with four adored children and 66 years of loving marriage. Peggy was active in the local community with teaching kindergarten, coaching speech and drama classes, presenting children’s radio programing at Memorial Library for Junior League, sharing monthly book reviews for area book clubs, and serving two terms on McAllen’s Civic Center Board. She and her husband were owners of Square Deal Laundry and Yancy’s bridal registry, gifts, and clothing store. Peggy served as charter member and first President of Reviewers’ Guild, President in 1970 of Chapter F PEO Sisterhood, charter member of McAllen’s Calvary Baptist Church in 1957, where she worked through the years with both youth and adults. She created “The Light Game” for scripture memorization, and authored five books of poetry and faith: “Then Let It Spill”, “Dearly Beloved”, “Love and Marriage”, “In the Presence of His Peace”, and “In Other Words…”. Peggy loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, family, friends, Bluebirds, and church family. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Paula Pearce, firstborn son, Keith Yancy, and beloved husband, Don H. Yancy. She is survived by her children: Kevin Yancy and his wife Janet of Dallas, Texas, Patia Shawn Yancy Walker and her husband, Mark of McAllen, Texas, David Yancy and his wife Mari of McAllen, Texas; her grandchildren, Scott Yancy of Austin, Texas, Bret Yancy of Austin, Texas, Payton Yancy and his wife Kirstyn of Knightdale, N.C., Brian Yancy of Austin, Texas, Sarah Yancy Baugh and her husband Kyle of Dallas, Texas, Brooke Yancy Mason and her husband Ryan of Littleton, Colorado, Courtney Yancy Rodriquez and her husband Phillip of Houston, Texas, Julia Walker Harris and her husband Michael of McAllen, Texas, Michael Yancy Walker of Little Rock, Arkansas, Kathryn Yancy of Dallas, Texas, and Kevin W. Yancy of Dallas, Texas; her great-grandchildren, Jackson Baugh of Dallas, Texas, Emily Harris of McAllen, Texas, Piper Baugh of Dallas, Texas, and Claire Harris of McAllen, Texas. During her last year’s Peggy was attended by her devoted caregivers Julia Zuniga and Patty Aguillon Lara. A Celebration of Life will be held at McAllen’s Calvary Baptist Church on Tuesday January 3, 2023 at 2:30pm. She is buried at Roselawn Cemetery in McAllen, Texas.

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Peggy Richerson Yancy

December 28, 2022