Peggy Joe Whitney

Peggy Joe (Hayes) Whitney Peggy Whitney, a long-time resident of Santa Clarita area, died Tuesday the 24th of October 2017 at her son’s home in Bakersfield. Born November 20, 1932 in Kilgore Texas, she grew up in Corsicana and Frost TX. As an adult she went to Golden Oak adult school and received her High School Diploma. While running an in-home day care and later teaching pre-school she attended College of the Canyons part-time seeking an Early Childhood Education Certificate. She was known as Miss Nanni to many SCV children and their parents. Peggy loved cooking, sewing, quilting, reading, teaching young children, learning about people she met where ever she went, giving and receiving hugs and her ‘family’. In a world where family structure may change quickly and frequently, once you were part of her ‘family’ you stayed part of her ‘family’. If wealth is measured in family and people who you love and love you then she was an extremely wealthy woman! At the time of her passing she lived with her son Chris in Fort Mohave AZ, and was visiting her son Kenn and family in Bakersfield. She spent many days with her Sewing Family when she was in Bakersfield or Santa Clarita and found great pleasure in their company and the creative activities they shared. She is preceded in death by her parents Naomi James Hayes and Ruel Brooks Hayes, brother Ruel Brooks Hayes Jr., and sisters Theresa Meyers, Billie June Jones and Betty Ruth Arnett. She is survived by: her brother and sister in law Johnny and Anda Hayes of Dawson TX, five children: Daughter and Son-in-law Gail and Bob Oliphant of Santa Clarita CA, son - Mark Morgan of Santa Clarita CA, son and daughter in law Dr. Peter and Kristy Morgan of Houston Texas, son and finance Chris Morgan and Kristi (Lynn) Schilling of Fort Mohave AZ, and son and daughter-in-law Kenn and Debbie Morgan of Bakersfield CA. Furthermore, she is survived by daughters of the heart Cheryl Morgan of Beeville Texas, Maggy Morgan of Santa Clarita, 9 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and many, many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews, cousins, friends and family. California services will be held at the Mission Family Mortuary in Bakersfield CA on November 11th. Viewing at 11:00 and Service at 1:00pm, reception at Senior Pepe’s immediately after the service. Graveside services will be held at the Frost Cemetery in Frost Texas on November 17th. At 1:00 pm with reception at Sirloin Stockade in Corsicana immediately after the service.

Peggy Joe Whitney

November 20, 1932 - October 24, 2017

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November 20, 1932 - October 24, 2017

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