STRAUGHEN, Peggy Barbour (born Margaret Ann Barbour), 70, of Washington Township passed away unexpectedly at Miami Valley Hospital on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Born in Chambersburg, PA on August 21, 1937, Peggy entered nursing school in Harrisburg where she met her husband, Bill (William Joseph) Straughen. Married in 1958, they had recently celebrated their 50th anniversary with their children and grandchildren. Peggy was active in many ways at Normandy United Methodist Church, where she was a member for 40 years. Over her life, she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school and was a lay leader. She had a deep and abiding faith. Peggy was very active right up until her death; quilting, genealogy and playing bridge were her favorite interests. Peggy loved her swim lunch bunch and enjoyed their company often. She enjoyed traveling to see family and friends, from a high-school friend in California to family in Pennsylvania and Florida. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Ritchie Barbour and Pauline Coleman Barbour. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Dr. William Straughen; daughters, Polly Mae and her husband, John McAuliffe, and their children Emma Jo and Jack, all of Tallahassee, FL; Heidi and her husband, Craig Anderson, and their children, Molly, Ellen and Eric, all of Centerville, son, Joel Straughen and his wife, Nancy and their children, Tegan and Sloane, all of Orlando, FL and sister, Mary Louise Lucas of Chambersburg, PA.

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