Peggy Reece David

Peggy Reece Perkins David was born October 30, 1941, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the first daughter of Verdie Reece Perkins and Peggy Moore Perkins. She passed peacefully on December 7, 2025, after a short illness, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. She is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, Donald Leon David, and three daughters, L’Reece David Butcher, Rebecca David Paradise, and Rachael Blake David, and grandchildren Sarah Levine, Melissa Easley, Marjorie Sanford, Leon Sanford, and Georgia Paradise, as well as many beloved great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Lauradel Perkins and very close cousins Eugene Overton “Osie” Moore III and Peggy Moore Eldridge. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Edward Overton Perkins.

Peggy, or “Miss Peggy” as she was called by dozens of children, was devoted to teaching children how to swim and spent many summers making sure they were safe around the water. She also worked at the YMCA for many years in adapted aquatics programs. Her first and never flagging love and devotion was to her husband Don, and to her family and friends. She was a talented decorator and creator of all things beautiful, and the magic she added to the world will be missed by all.

Visitation will be Wednesday, December 17, beginning at 9:00 a.m., with a memorial service at 11:00 a.m., at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Donations in her memory may be made to The Shepherd’s Market, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The family gives special thanks and much appreciation to her caregivers over the past years, Patricia Bearden, Virginia Ross, and Teressa Richardson.