Peggy Mathes

Peggy Sue Waits Mathes, born November 20, 1942 in Fort Worth, the only child of Charles Murphy Waits and Lillian Tinsley Thompson Waits departed her earthly home for her heavenly one with her Lord Jesus Christ on March 26, 2011. Peggy lived her younger years in Fort Worth then her parents and grandparents bought a farm in Mildred. Peggy attended elementry school in Navarro and high school in Fort Worth at Arlington Heights when her parents moved back to Fort Worth. She dropped out of high school her senior year to marry Chilton M. Mathes in 1960, and they moved to the farm in Mildred in 1962 and raised their family. Peggy worked from the time she was 16 years old, starting as a bakery assistant. When she married and moved to Mildred she worked the farm with her husband and parents. She became an established seamstress working for the glove factory, Adams Hat, Hagger Slacks for 20 years, and assisting her husband with his upholstery business. When Hagger Slacks closed she landed the position that was the joy of her careers. She was hired by Mildred ISD to work in their cafeteria. She loved to and was a superb cook and she loved and invested in children, so this was the perfect position. So she could set the right example for her grandchildren Peggy studied for and passed her GED. She then enrolled at Navaro College and took some computer and math courses. She deciced she would stick with cooking and pursued eduacation in nutrition. Retirement came to early for her, it was th week of her retirement in 2009 she discovered she again had cancer. She had fought and beat breast cancer and melanoma in the past. This time it was brain cancer originating from the kidney. She didn't question "why me", but lived with the "what". What does God want me to do this day and how can he be honored. Peggy was a faithful member of Providence Baptist Church. Having few blood relatives, her church and her community was her family. She poured her life into both and served both until she could no longer physically do so. She served her children as well tending the farm alongside her son and ministering to her daughter and family in Florida. It was in Florida that Peggy established a second family as she joyfully prepared delicious meals for the Rocky Bayou Baptist Church Youth Summer Camp. For six years she invested in young and old and her Florida family will miss her dearly. Peggy is survived by her sister Jan Rasco and husband Glen of Boyce. Children: Pam Bristol and husband Ken of Niceville, Florida, Charlie Mathes and wife Michelle of Mildred, and Penny Raby and husband Fred of Hewitt. Also two very special traveling buddies, Mrs. Polly Smith and Mrs. Patricia Pritchett of Mildred. Peggy's grandchildren Jarret, Daniel, Ashli, Chelsie, Mikayla, and all the adopted ones, were the joy of her life. She spoke words of life, love, and hope to them daily. While being saddened by her heavenly departure each of them will have been forever impacted by her love for God and his Word and her unselfish serves to others. Preceding her in death are her parents Charles Murphy Waits (1990) and Lillian Tinsley Thompson (1981) and her husband Chilton M. Mathes (2001). Being a practical and frugal women, peggy has requested in leiu of flowers that her friends consider investing in one of the following. Mildred ISD Library, Youth Department of your local church, or The Heights Tutoring Center (2401 Partin Drive North Niceville, Florida 32578. Peggy would want each of you to know her Savior, Jesus Christ, personally and live each day as if it were the last day for Him you had to live. (John 10: 27-31) Visitation will be Monday evening from 6 - 8 pm at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 3:30 pm at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gerry Neal and Pastor Randall Evett officiating. Burial will follow at Eureka Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Don Jock, Jerry Reagan, Stephen Wiggins, Joe Rash, Rick Rash, and Sammy Ward. Honorary pallbearers will be Dell Nutt, Franklin Boyte, and Martin Jenkins.

Peggy Mathes

November 20, 1942 - March 26, 2011