Pat Peckenpaugh, 92, of Farnsworth, died July 16, 2021 in Spearman.
Services were held Tuesday, July 20, at First United Methodist Church in Perryton with Mark Metzger officiating. A private family burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
She was born Dec. 3, 1928 in Winfield, and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, and from Texas State Women’s College with a teaching degree.
She married Wendel Peckenpaugh on Aug. 5, 1951 in Dallas. She was a school teacher and PE coach, and also worked at The Perryton Club as a manager. She was a member of the Wolf Creek Chapter of the Daughters of The American Revolution and First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents, Eugene and Erma Page; one sister, Sandra Stovall; and one brother, James Page.
The is survived by three sons, David Peckenpaugh of Perryton, Dr. Dan Peckenpaugh of Azle and Russell Peckenpaugh of San Francisco, CA; seven grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Ranger Academic Enrichment Foundation, P.O. Box 179, or the Ochiltree General Hospital Foundation, 3101 Garrett Dr.
Movie first
When Cecil B. De Mille released his silent film “The Squaw Man” in 1914, it became one of the movie industry’s first nationwide box office successes. It cost only $15,000 to make and earned more than $225,000. It was also the first film that De Mille wrote and directed. Prior to “The Squaw Man,” De Mille worked solely as a screenwriter.
The eyes have it
Amphibians’ eyes come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some even have square or heart shaped pupils. Amphibians see no color; they perceive only black and white.
On July 21, 2021, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people:
Tyrell Vance Britton, white male. Date of birth, Jan. 6, 1986. Height, 5’11”, weight 155 pounds. Blue eyes, brown hair. Last known address was Perryton. There is one misdemeanor warrant for Britton for issuance of bad checks.
