ROCKINGHAM —Peggy Stubbs McDuffie, 78, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 6, 2020, from Hospice Haven.
Her life began on Aug. 5, 1941, a daughter of the late Norman and Ruby Ezzell Stubbs of Bladen County.
She was the widow of the late Burley McDuffie who died in 2006.
Peggy was a devoted wife and mother who also enjoyed crafts and sewing. She worked for J.P. Stevens for 20 or more years as a spinner. She later worked as a caregiver at Covington Rest Home for several years. As long as her health permitted, she was a faithful member of Good News Freewill Baptist Church of Rockingham.
Her memory will be cherished by her two sons, Charles Wayne Smith and wife, Denise McGhee-Smith, of Rockingham, and Michael Craig Branch and wife, Helen, of Clarkton; three sisters, Louise Bullard of Cordova, Alice Brock of Hamlet and Ruby Shaw (Gene) of Chadburn; a brother, Livingston Ray Stubbs (Diane) of Maryland; plus a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Terry Scott Smith; two sisters, Rosalee Stubbs and Linda Appleby; and three brothers, Norman Stubbs Jr., Clyde Stubbs and George Frank Stubbs.
A time of visitation will be from 1 until 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Good News FWB Church, 609 US Hwy. 74 W., Rockingham. A private family service will follow officiated by Pastor Dennis Smith. She will be laid to rest beside her late husband, Burley, in Eastside Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Funeral Home of Rockingham. Condolences may be posted online at www.carterfuneral.net.
