Patti Lee Clabaugh Peil, 69, of Darrouzett, died Dec. 24, 2023.
A celebration of life was held Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Darrouzett Lutheran Church fellowship hall.
She was born March 1, 1954 in Oklahoma City, OK, and graduated from Woodward High School in 1972. She earned her music degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. At SWOSU, she was active in the music and theater departments and starred in many shows.
She married William Peil on May 24, 1980.
She spent most of her teaching career in Perryton, teaching music, choir and several grade levels. She was a member of the Eta Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a member of the TSO state choir, chaired many chapter and state committees and served as Area XI coordinator.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Arza Lee and Nina Clabaugh.
She is survived by her husband, William; one daughter, Whitney Jones; and two grandchildren.
The family suggests donating a book to one’s local school library in her memory.
Sense and Nonsense
Because of social taboos against women writing fiction in the early 1800s, Jane Austen was only credited as “A Lady” when she wrote “Sense and Sensibility” in 1811. She published another five novels and was credited as “The Author of ‘Sense and Sensibility.’” She wasn’t credited under her own name until after she died at the age of 41 in 1817.