Margaret "Peggy" Salisbury's Obituary
Margaret "Peggy" Salisbury, of Carbondale, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the age of 92. in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.
Peggy was born on February 17, 1928 in Chicago, IL, a daughter to Robert Earl and Margaret J. (Baker) Wieland. On October 1, 1949 Peggy married Bill Charles Salisbury in Park Ridge, IL and he preceded her in death on April 5, 1997after sharing forty-seven wonderful years together. Peggy was a devoted mother and homemaker. She loved her family more than anything. Peggy also loved her many dogs over the years. She was happiest when cooking while surrounded by family and friends in her home. She was member of P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter KZ in Carbondale, IL and had been President of the Hospital Auxiliary in Warren, OH.
Survivors include three daughters, Kim (Stephen) Farmer of Marietta, GA, Meg (Bill) Simonds of Cobden, IL, and Martha (Kevin) Wallace- Kozlowski of Carbondale, IL; five grandchildren; nine great- grandchildren; and one daughter-in-law, Linda Salisbury of Corunna, MI.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband and one son, Stephen Salisbury.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Francis CARE, an animal rescue in Southern Illinois that provides shelter and care to abandoned and unwanted animals or Hospice of Southern Illinois.
Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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