Monna Margarette Currier

Peggy Currier was born in Vilas, in the southeast corner of Colorado, on April 22, 1930, to W.W. and Blanche (Ownbey) Collier. She was the oldest of six children. She passed away at the age of 96, on June 3, 2026, at Western Slope Memory Care in Grand Junction, under the care of PASCO Hospice. She lived in several places around southeastern Colorado as a child while both of her parents were teachers, then moved to Kansas City while her dad attended seminary to become a pastor. She graduated from high school in Lake Ozark, Missouri, and spent the next year living with her grandmother in Springfield, Colorado, while working at a hardware store.

Peggy attended a Baptist Youth Conference in Green Lake, Wisconsin, in June of 1948, and that’s where she met Wallace Currier. They were married six months later on December 29, 1948, in Campo, Colorado. She moved to his family’s ranch near Molina, Colorado, where she would spend the remainder of her life. She and Wallace enjoyed 62 years together before he passed away in 2011.

She became very involved in her new community and church, including school activities, Extension Club, and Mission Circle. She taught Sunday School classes and led the youth group in the church, sang in the choir, and held many leadership positions in Molina Baptist Church, the Grand Mesa Camp, and in their denomination at the State and Regional levels. She served many years on the Collbran Hospital Board, and when it became impossible financially to keep the hospital open with increasing regulations, she led the effort to create the Plateau Valley Medical Clinic. She also served many years as an EMT with the Plateau Valley Fire District. She spent countless hours studying the Bible and researching Biblical Archeology, and in later years was thrilled to visit in person many of the places she studied.

Peggy was preceded in death by a sister and a brother and is survived by three sisters. She is also survived by three daughters, Linda (Earl) Hittle, Janice, and Lavonne (Dave Croze); and by two sons, Carlyle (Dawn), and Mark (Roberta); and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Molina Baptist Church on June 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Memorial donations may be made to Molina Baptist Church Missions, or the Plateau Valley Fire District.