Peggy Owen

Peggy Ramsey Owen, 87, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

A funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Friday, July 12, 2024, at Oakwood Park Baptist, Asheboro, with Rev. Danny Hosler officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Peggy was born on May 14, 1937, in Richmond County, the daughter of the late James and Jennie Gardner Ramsey. Peggy was the secretary of Oakwood Park Baptist Church and a leader of the Girls in Action Program for many years. She was a devout Christian and a social butterfly who was loved by many. Peggy always enjoyed sending and receiving cards and letters. She spent her life teaching and helping others, and her light still shines in all of those who knew her.

In addition to her parents, Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Owen, to whom she was happily married for 46 years; and son, Odell Owen.

She is survived by her daughter, Joy Owen Wright of Asheboro; grandchildren, Brittany Nicole Hirt of Seattle, WA, and Mykala Dawn Wright of Kernersville, NC.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July, 11, 2024, at Ridge Funeral Home.