1923
Betty
2015
Betty Peckham
October 26, 1923 — May 8, 2015
Betty Grace Peckham, 91, of Enid passed away, May 8, 2015 at St Mary’s Regional Medical Center.
She was born October 26, 1923 in Hagerstown, MD to Adam Leroy and Helen Elizabeth (Smith) Mowen.
Betty graduated from Hagerstown High School and worked as a secretary. On February 10, 1945 in Hancock, MD, she married Hiram James Peckham of Hunter, OK. He was stationed at Fairchild Aircraft Corporation as a test pilot with the US Army Air Corps.
After the war they returned to Kansas, and then settled in Oklahoma moving to Enid in 1952.
Betty was a homemaker and devoted mother of two. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and baking and flower arranging. She was active for many years in the Methodist Women’s group at Christ United Methodist Church. Her greatest happiness was found in the care of the family pets, many dogs and one kitty.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jim in 2004, her brothers, Bud, Blaine and Ted, and sisters, Corrine and Arline.
She is survived by her daughter, Sheri James and son Greg Peckham, both of Enid, sister, Beverly Pickering, , Stuart, FL, and brother, Robert Mowen, Smithsburg, MD and extended family and dear friend, Phyllis Thornton.
A private family gathering in Betty’s memory will be planned at a future date.
Memorials may be made in Betty’s name to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Disabled American Veterans or ASPCA with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made online at www.ladusauevans.com
She was born October 26, 1923 in Hagerstown, MD to Adam Leroy and Helen Elizabeth (Smith) Mowen.
Betty graduated from Hagerstown High School and worked as a secretary. On February 10, 1945 in Hancock, MD, she married Hiram James Peckham of Hunter, OK. He was stationed at Fairchild Aircraft Corporation as a test pilot with the US Army Air Corps.
After the war they returned to Kansas, and then settled in Oklahoma moving to Enid in 1952.
Betty was a homemaker and devoted mother of two. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and baking and flower arranging. She was active for many years in the Methodist Women’s group at Christ United Methodist Church. Her greatest happiness was found in the care of the family pets, many dogs and one kitty.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jim in 2004, her brothers, Bud, Blaine and Ted, and sisters, Corrine and Arline.
She is survived by her daughter, Sheri James and son Greg Peckham, both of Enid, sister, Beverly Pickering, , Stuart, FL, and brother, Robert Mowen, Smithsburg, MD and extended family and dear friend, Phyllis Thornton.
A private family gathering in Betty’s memory will be planned at a future date.
Memorials may be made in Betty’s name to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Disabled American Veterans or ASPCA with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made online at www.ladusauevans.com
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