Miriam Louise SMALL

1919 - 2010  (90 years)

• Name	Miriam Louise SMALL
  Birth	31 Mar 1919	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	North Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey
  Census	1940	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
  Residence	1952	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
  Death	27 Jan 2010	Sumter, South Carolina   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. Mary Ethel SMALL,   b. 26 Dec 1906, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana d. 16 Dec 1999, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York  (Age 92 years)   2. John Corvin SMALL,   b. 29 Oct 1909, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana d. 15 Feb 1986, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina  (Age 76 years) + 3. Miriam Louise SMALL,   b. 31 Mar 1919, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana d. 27 Jan 2010, Sumter, South Carolina  (Age 90 years)
  Person ID	I16940	bmds
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles Omer SMALL,   b. 1 Apr 1886, Henry, Indiana d. 17 Sep 1952, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth STITES,   b. 28 Nov 1882, Henry, Indiana d. 26 Sep 1966, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F6774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Gregory PEGGS,   b. 18 Aug 1915, Richland, Oswego, New York d. 22 Nov 1982, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 67 years)
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  	+ 1. Bruce Howard PEGGS,   b. 16 May 1943, Hastings, Oswego, New York d. 11 Jul 2020, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 77 years)   2. Richard G. PEGGS,   b. 23 Nov 1946 (Age 77 years)   3. Nancy Jeanne PEGGS,   b. 31 Oct 1953 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F6854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 Mar 1919 - Knightstown, Henry, Indiana Census - 1930 - North Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey Census - 1940 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York Residence - 1952 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York Death - 27 Jan 2010 - Sumter, South Carolina
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Obituary. Miriam Louise Small Peggs, 90, of Sumter, SC, widow of James Gregory Peggs, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at her residence following an extended illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2010, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Honored to officiate is the Reverend Jerry Pickens. A private inurnment will be held in Evergreen Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Born March 31, 1919, in Knightstown, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles Omer Small and Sarah Stites Small. She had been a resident of Sumter for 20 years and was a faithful member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Miriam was talented with her hands and enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She will be remembered for her meek spirit and the love she possessed for her family, her friends and her God.  She is survived by her loving sons, Bruce H. Peggs and his wife, Von, of Sumter, and Richard G. Peggs and his wife, Sue, of Dallas, GA; loving daughter, Nancy J. Peggs-Bean and her husband, Bob, of Hastings, NY; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Peggs was predeceased by a brother, John C. Small, and a sister, Mary Ethel Gordon.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests those wishing may direct memorial contributions in Miriam’s memory to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at bullockfuneralhome.com The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for their arrangements. — Syracuse Post Standard, Jan 30, 2010.