Camden Lifestyle Magazine Issue 02 "The Outdoors"

Peggie and Leroy married in 1950 and quickly afterward started
their family in the first small Reed’s store beginning in1951, with
Deborah, followed by Gregory, Donald, Vincent, and Barry.
Forever the lover of education and want to support her husband’s
new business venture, Peggie studied and took correspondence
classes from Lasell University to receive her certification in
bookkeeping. She worked very long days from six to midnight
doing hair in the back room kitchen of the first Reed’s store,
keeping the books, and making homemade hamburgers to sell in
the store. She would add bell peppers, onions, and secret recipes
and the children would roll the hamburgers out to put in the
freezer.
Peggie has been a member since the mid 1930s of Oakhill
Methodist which became Oakhill United Methodist in 1968,
when with joined the United Evangelical Brothers, she has been
a certified lay speaker for the Methodist church for over 30 years.
One of the first women in the South Conference to become a
Lay speaker. She has been the childrens teacher, young adult
teacher, and adult teacher, as well as a member in the choir until
her voice left her. She drove the school bus after her children
graduated higshchool.