Robert Shipp Pegues

b. 12 February 1926, d. 5 January 2012
  • Robert Shipp Pegues was born on 12 February 1926 in New York.
  • Albert Shipp Pegues and Flora Meta Piehler appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, at 274 Park Hill Avenue. Other members of the household included Robert Shipp Pegues, Barbara Ellen Pegues.
  • The following appeared on 16 January 1945 in The Herald Statesman: Private Robert S. Pegues, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Pegues of 274 Park Hill Avenue [Yonkesr], has been graduated from radio school of the Army Air Forces Training Comman, Scott Field, Ill., according to the public relations office there. He completed a course in radio operator-mechanics.
         Private Pegues attended Gorton High School before entering the Army Air Forces.
  • The following appeared on 29 August 1960 in The Herald Statesman: Dr. Albert Shipp Pegues, retired professor emeritus at New York University, died Saturday at his home, 461 Riverdale Ave. [Yonkers], after a short illness.
         Born in Cheraw, S.C., Feb. 19, 1875, he was graduated from Wofford College in Spartansburg, S.C., and did graduate work at the University of Chicago and Cornell University. He was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Southwestern University where he was dean of the English Department for many years.
         Also dean of the English Department aat Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Pegues came here in 1919 and taught English literature in NYU's School of Education until his retirement in 1945.
         He is survived by his wife, the former Flora Piehler, a daughter, Mrs. Ellen Robertson of Rumsson, N.J., former organist and choir director of the Lincoln Park Community Church here; a son, Robert Shipp Pegues of Yorktown Heights; and six grandchildren.
  • The following appeared on 20 January 2006 in a local newspaper: (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) Barbara Ellen Pegues Daye, 82, died on Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in Hilton Head Hospital. Barbara Ellen was born Aug. 9, 1923, in New York City and was the daughter of the late Albert Shipp and Flora Meta Pichler Pegues.
         She is survived by her daughters, Donna Godfrey of Raymond, Maine, and Jody Robertson Good of Hilton Head, S.C; her son, Todd Westley Robertson of Greenville, N.H; and her brother, Robert Pegues of White Plains, N.Y.
         A service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island, S.C. The Island Funeral Home and Crematory of Hilton Head Island is in charge of arrangements.
  • Robert Shipp Pegues died on 5 January 2012 at age 85.
  • Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014