Marguerite “Peggy” Gibby
Posted By Families Firstcare On January 6, 2020 @ 10:14 pm In Obituaries | 5 Comments
It is with great sorrow to announce that Marguerite “Peggy” C. Gibby passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, at the age of 79. She was born on September 28, 1940, in Calcutta, India. Marguerite was surrounded by family at the time of her passing.
Marguerite spent her childhood traveling in England and India through her father’s military service. As a young adult, Marguerite studied and worked as a nurse in England. She was given numerous awards for her grades and performance in the nursing program. Marguerite and her childhood and lifelong friend, Carole, from England, planned their education and graduation together.
She met her husband, William, in England. They were married in Devizes. She traveled with him to most of his military stations throughout the world. During these travels, Marguerite and William had a daughter, Joy, and son, James. She was a loving and devoted mother and wife and held the family together through all of the many relocations.
While her husband was stationed in the US, Marguerite began her career working with children. Upon her husband’s retirement, they moved to North Carolina. Marguerite went on to attain her associate’s degree in early childhood education. She worked as a teacher and director of multiple early childhood education centers.
Later in life, Marguerite began working as the “book lady” for the Reading Rover of multiple counties in North Carolina. Marguerite entertained and educated countless children throughout her career. Marguerite inspired and aided early childhood teachers with her knowledge and encouragement.
Marguerite continued to visit her home in England. She took every opportunity to stay in touch and visit her family and friends around the world. Marguerite spent her last months in Savannah, Georgia with her son and family. She became a mother to her daughter-in-law and they were inseparable in their daily routine and morning coffee. Marguerite enjoyed her and her granddaughter’s, Clara, regular evening date of Jell-O and gossip.
The family wishes to thank Marguerite’s amazing and kind doctors and staff in Savannah, Georgia.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William C. Gibby and her daughter, Joy E. Cagle. Marguerite will be missed and lovingly remembered by her son and daughter-in-law, James and Tiffany Gibby of Savannah, Ga; and her sister, Patsy (Michael) Robinson in England. Marguerite will also be forever remembered by her grandchildren, Justin (Megan), Nickolas (April), Zachary (Briana), Joshua, and Clara; and numerous family and friends in England, Canada, Australia, and the United States. Marguerite was a true and dear friend to Carole and will be missed by her. She will be dearly remembered by her Rover partner, Joan.
A Mass will be celebrated in memory of Marguerite on Monday, January 13, at 10:00 a.m. at Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 501 South Coastal Highway, Port Wentworth, Ga. A reception will follow in the Parrish Hall.
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We are sad to hear of the news about ‘Aunt Peggy’.
She takes with her our Love, Warmth and Thoughts to Joy, where they can be together.
She was a special lady and a special Auntie.
‘The beautiful butterfly has flown away, but will always be in thoughts’
With all our love from her niece Bonny, Chris, Ben and Charlie Burton (England)
Peggy worked closely with us for many years on the Reading Rover Bookmobile, which serves three counties in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Her creative talents were shown in her storytime programs, which captured and held the attention of hundreds of young children over the years, helping them to develop early skills needed to become good readers and learners. Peggy was an excellent role model for early childhood teachers, inspiring them to use more books and learning activities in their classrooms. She was also a loyal friend to both of us. Peggy was a good listener, offering sound advice when needed. Her energy and enthusiasm for life was infectious. She truly loved her family and friends. Peggy was someone you could count on for sincere support in happy times and in challenging times. We will truly miss having Peggy in our lives. We are proud to have known Peggy and to have called her our friend.
May you find peace and comfort in remembering the joy you had with your mother, grandmother, sister and friend. I will remember Peggy fondly. We had many chats about books, movies, and life in general. I am thinking of you in your time of loss. I will continue to pray for the family and ask that GOD just wrap you in his mercy and give you the Amazing Grace you need.
I worked with Peggy for two years. Peggy worked on the Reading Rover with Joan and Carol. I worked at Marianna Black Library as a children’s librarian. Peggy would come over from headquarters on her lunch break to check out books.
We enjoyed talking about all different types of books and movies. Peggy was a big help to me offering advice or a song or craft idea for some of my programs.
She was a very gracious lady. I will miss her. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and many friends at this time.
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Peggy was my sister and I loved her. We spent all our childhood together in England and had fights and played games as all sisters do. She moved to America in 1960 when she married Bill who was in the American Air force. She would come back to England when she could while she was bringing up her children Joy and James. When our father had to go into a rest home she came over almost every year to see him and it was so good to have her here. I miss her so much as only sisters can know. Thank you Tiffany and James for taking such good care of Peggy while she was ill. You are such lovely kind people and I can never thank you enough.