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Peggy Murray

Peggy Dowell Murray, 76, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., formerly of Martin, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018, peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Dec. 19, 1941, in Fulton, to Harold Dowell and Sylvia Morgan Dowell. She lived all her life in Martin, where she acted as mother and father to her three daughters.
She spent her life caring for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she loved more than anything in the world. She retired from Martin Manufacturing Company and spent the last years of her life living with her daughter in Cape Girardeau.
She is survived by her daughters, Deborah Kaye Stabenow, Sabrina Diane Haas (Greg) and Cristy Evelyn Bond (Robert); her grandchildren, Sean Michael Gilbertson, Emily Erin Gilbertson, Heather Marie Pollard (Mitch) and Patrick Gregory Haas (Mary); her great-grandchildren, Ava Marie Goodwin, Cooper Riley Pollard, Kayden Gregory Haas and Khloe Elizabeth Haas; her brother, Billy “Bubba” Dowell (Jenny); and her niece and nephew, Ginger Lee Dowell Brasfield (Jay) and Billy Gene Dowell Jr. (Meredith).
She is preceded in death by her granddaughter, Jessica Murray Brewer; her parents and her grandparents that raised her, Hibert “Granddaddy” and Jessie “Ducky” Dowell. She is also preceded in death by her aunts, Agnes Boucher, Margaret Eddington, Juanita Watson and Doris McMinn (Joe).
The family will have a private tribute for Peggy.
Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.

Published 6.8.18