Peggy Joan Warnock

Our loving mother, Peggy Joan Warnock of Katy, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024. She was ninety-three years old. Peggy was born in Mount Vernon, Texas, on June 28,1931, to her loving parents, Roy D. Teague and Lucille Stanley Teague, and enjoyed her rural childhood adventures with her two sisters, Glynn and Mary. She attended high school in Texarkana, Texas, and college at East Texas State Teachers College, where she graduated with a B.S. in Education.

While attending college, she met the love of her life, Wayne Warnock, and they were married on December 21, 1953. Shortly thereafter, they had two wonderful children, Curt and Tina. A devoted wife and mother, she taught school wherever her husband was stationed while he served in the Air Force. Later, in 1956, with her typical aplomb, Peggy supported her husband’s choice of career change from Air Force pilot to Baylor law student. She always loved to relive her family’s treasured moments and laughter during these “lean years”, and the joy she shared with her husband for their 60 years together.

As an Exxon attorney’s wife, their young family’s home moved from Waco, Texas, to Tyler, followed by Corpus Christi, and ultimately Houston, where she continued teaching the third grade at St. John’s School. Her amazing talents in teaching changed the lives of many children as they found success under her caring tutelage. Peggy’s love for the field of Education, and commitment to finding the sometimes hidden potential in every student, spurred her interest in the newly emerging field of Special Education. She dove headfirst into all possible sources of training and information regarding dyslexia, autism, and other related areas, attending conferences in Chicago and New York, where she learned how to efficiently identify students with learning and language difficulties. This knowledge allowed her to then offer remediation techniques to her students and equip them to succeed and triumph in both academics and life! Many lives were changed in miraculous ways as she offered previously frustrated students the keys to academic success. Peggy always saw the best in every child. She was co-founder of Academic Development Services of Houston, where she created a private tutorial school designed to teach reading, math, and study skills to students who had alternate styles of learning. She became a pioneer in the field of learning disabilities, a burgeoning field at that time, and her expertise became widely known. This hard work led to an invitation to New York City to consult with the creators of the show “Sesame Street” and landed her a front-page photo in the New York Times!

As her children grew up and left for college, Peggy and Wayne enjoyed being social chairmen for their Sunday School class at Second Baptist Church and threw many special themed Sunday school parties at their weekend home, Windsong Farm, in Round Top, Texas. All of their family continued to gather at the farm throughout the years, and Peggy’s 4th of July parties were not to be missed! Her MOST cherished memories at the farm were

those of all her young grandchildren playing in the barn and riding go-karts around the pond, golf cart rides through the woods, and joyful days on the playground built on their property.

An active volunteer, Peggy was a docent at Round Top Festival Hill, served a term as President of the Round Top Historical Society, and was voted one of the top six volunteers in Fayette County. She and her husband helped plan and build the Round Top Pavilion, and used their gardening skills to plant and nurture the surrounding landscape for all to enjoy. As an avid antique collector, Peggy had a shop in Round Top, at the Old Stone Brewery, where she sold her prized antiques and other unique treasures throughout the years. She was a faith-filled servant of God and gave of herself and her time to various organizations, as she lent support for the renovation of Concord Baptist Church in Round Top. Peggy and Wayne were founding members of the then-new Second Baptist West End campus in Katy, Texas, and remained devout members throughout the years.

She was preceded in death by her cherished husband, Lowell Wayne Warnock, who passed on January 21, 2013, as well as her sister, Glynn.

Peggy is survived by her two children, Curt Warnock (Julie) and Tina Young (Ron); grandchildren Lee Warnock, Joshua Warnock, John Young, Vanessa Warnock Guinn, Courtney Young Doherty, Melissa Warnock Myers, Michael Warnock, and Adam Warnock; great-grandchildren Amelia Parsons, Noah Parsons, Bodhi Guinn and Lila Myers; her sister Mary Frances Smith; nieces Connie Hershey, Suzan Kopal and Gena Boze; and great-nephews Kreg Hodge, Matt Hodge, and Scott Hodge.

Peggy’s warmth and passion for life will long be remembered by all those whose lives she touched. Her special fondness for the holidays, and particularly Christmas, was a gift her family treasured. Though she will be greatly missed this Christmas, we feel a heartfelt joy that she has finally arrived home, her eternal life assured by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior.

A visitation and memorial service will be held on December 20, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., at American Heritage Funeral Home, 10710 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77038, followed by a brief graveside service at 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive.

Messages and remembrances for Peggy and family may be posted on the Dignity Memorial website. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Boys and Girls Country of Houston, 18806 Roberts Rd., Hockley, Texas 77447.