Peggy Ann Watkins Wharton, 93, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Well-Spring Community. Raised in Bluefield, West Virginia, as a proud “hill lilly” she attended Beaver High School, graduated from Salem College and was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro.
Peggy was very active in her community through the Junior League, Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Greensboro Urban Ministry and her church, including organizing Friendship Day for seniors. She was an avid tennis player and golfer who also enjoyed biking and walking in her neighborhood greeting her many friends along the way.
Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. Wharton, son Scott L. Wharton, sister Doris Lee Watkins Fant and brother William T. Watkins. She is survived by daughter Emily Piercefield and her husband Doug of Juneau, Alaska, niece Margaret (Marty) Hartmann and partner Charlie Perkinson of Bent Mountain, Virginia, niece Lynn Darnell Thompson of Greensboro, nephew Robert Darnell and family of Bethesda, Maryland, niece Marcy Fisk and husband Steve of Roanoke, Virginia, and great-nephew Erich Hartmann and family of Ardsley, New York.
Peggy will be lovingly remembered as a kind and giving person whose humble, gentle nature and dry wit endeared her to all who had the fortune of knowing her. The family greatly appreciates all the wonderful care and attention she received from the staff at Well-Spring.
A celebration of Peggy’s life will be held May 23 at 2:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro (please enter and exit from the N. Greene St Sanctuary door and the church policy is to wear a mask). You can also view the service through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEN5CBK2ZOo
Memorial donations in her name may be directed to First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro Urban Ministry or Children’s Home Society of North Carolina.
Online memories can be shared through www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com.
