Obituary for Peggy Yeater
Ponca City Now - November 25, 2020 4:45 pm
Peggy Yeater
May 13, 1937 – November 24, 2020
Peggy Yeater of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday evening, November 24, 2020, in Alliance Health – Ponca City at the age of 83 years.
Peggy Joyce Moses was born on May 13, 1937 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Charles and Flossie (Michaels) Moses. She attended Blackwell Public Schools.
On April 28, 1956 she married Elmer (John L.) Holden in Newkirk, Oklahoma. They established a home in Blackwell, where they welcomed two children, a daughter, JoNelle and a son, Michael.
Peggy worked for the TG&Y Corporation as a main bookkeeper for 10 years. She also worked for Oklahoma Investment Castings in Blackwell.
Peggy married Robert Yeater on December 31, 1986 in Miami, Oklahoma. They made their home in Oologah, Oklahoma for several years before they returned to Blackwell in 1996. Robert preceded her in death on August 1, 2008.
Peggy enjoyed crossword puzzles, sewing, reading, her grandchildren and dachshund dogs, especially her companion, Bentley.
Peggy is survived by a daughter, JoNelle Brown of Blackwell, Oklahoma; son, Michael Holden of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a special niece/daughter, Rita Riley Peterson of Ponca City, Oklahoma; three step-children, Sandy Burney, Lynn Lawson and Roxanne Musick; two brothers, Richard Moses of Blackwell, Oklahoma and James Moses of Lawton, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Cristin and Steven Hager of Ponca City, Oklahoma and Chase and Erica Fetters of Ponca City, Oklahoma; great-grandchildren, Callan Hainline, Keira Hainline, Kennedy Hager and baby Fetters due in February 2021. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Charles E. Moses; a sister, Myra Riley Hambleton; niece, Sherry Riley; and a nephew, Charles Wayne Moses.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Blackwell Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Bookout of First Free Will Baptist Church officiating.
Honorary casket bearers will be Peggy’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Free Will Baptist Church, sent in c/o Roberts and Son Funeral Home, 120 W. Padon, Blackwell, Oklahoma 74631.