Peggy Dickerson Brewster

Peggy was born in the Ozarks of Arkansas on September 22, 1928, to Ottie and Jewel Dickerson. She was followed by brothers Joe and Jerry. The family settled during the depression in Mulberry, Arkansas, where her father ran a country store. A fond memory of hers was her father putting away a little at a time to buy her a piano. All three children had a good sense of business, and Jewel encouraged school as well. Peggy was valedictorian of her high school class, though once having received a "C" in busy work that delighted her children no end. Peggy went on to Arkansas State Teacher's College where she met James H. Brewster, returned from the Navy during WW2, and they wed when she was just 18.

They both graduated and became teachers, but James had larger dreams and joined the FBI. This career led them to Michigan and Wisconsin, where she would get up at 5:00 a.m. to shovel the snow in the driveway with her husband. They then moved their family of three children, Terri, Mike, and Jamie, to Virginia for 8 years. Their final FBI assignment brought Jim, Peggy, and Jamie to Oklahoma.

Peggy enjoyed games and was never happier than when she was the "Yahtzee" Queen. Halloween was her favorite holiday. She was a good country cook, frying chicken every Friday. Peggy and Jim traveled the world including trips to Russia and many other countries with a special trip to England with the whole family since that was the site of the Brewster heritage. They also traveled to most of the 50 states and frequently enjoyed classes in new places. Baking, especially cookies, was a hobby she passed on to her daughters, granddaughter, and great-granddaughters. Reading is a family past-time, and she shared her love of "Little Women" among others with her children. She also became a real-estate agent for a few years in OK. The best job was after Jim's retirement when they began collecting and selling cookie jars. This proved useful since Jim was cremated and interred in a jar of a dog dressed as Sherlock Holmes; she will be in an owl cookie jar to represent her large owl collection in the family cemetery in Mulberry sometime in spring 2022. She was a strong woman, and weathered the early death of son, Michael, and her husband's passing from Lewy Body Dementia. During the COVID pandemic, she left Oklahoma to live in Virginia with Terri and husband, Sandy. This allowed her to enjoy her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Her legacy is her daughter, Terri, and her husband, Sandy Wiseman, their children Steve, wife Beth and their children Mazie and Henry, and Sarah, husband Brandon, and their children Annabelle, Kaleb, and Rhys, her daughter, Jamie ,and her husband, James Tyra, and their cats and dogs. She is also survived by her brother, Joe, 3 sisters-in-law, and their families. It is to her credit that both sons-in-law loved her and enjoyed spending time with her. At 93, tired and missing James and Mike, she passed away in her own bed, under a quilt made by her mother after a life well-lived.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Book, The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank, or the charity of your choice.

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