John McKie Pegues

John McKie Pegues

• Father: Josiah Evans Pegues b. 17 March 1865, d. 19 April 1948
• Mother: Daisy E. McKie b. 2 August 1869, d. 11 August 1955

• John McKie Pegues was born on 9 February 1905 in Mississippi.
• He married Sarah Finger.
• The following appeared on 16 August 1943 in The Daily Herald: Josiah E. Pegues, born January 28, 1901 in Oxford, died Saturday afternoon at Gulfport Veterans Hospital. His body was taken to Oxford Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock and was accompanied by his brother, John Pegues.
• The following appeared on 8 June 1952 in The Delta Democrat-Times: (Cleveland) Services for Miss Mary Louise Pegues, who died Thursday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. T. Griffith in Cleveland, were held Friday afternoon at St. Peters Episcopal Church at Oxford.
       The Rev. Mr. Christian of Vicksburg and the Rev. Mr. Asgar of Oxvord officiated. Burial followed in the Oxford cemetery with Thweatt Funeral Home of Cleveland in charge.
       Miss Pegues, who was 55, was a native of Oxford. An art graduate from L.S.U., Baton Rouge, La., she attended the Fine Arts Academy at New York City, and Chester Fine Arts Academy at Chester Springs, Pa. For many years she was a member of the school faculty at Frias Point, Miss., and later taught Art at All Saint's College in Vicksburg for 12 years. She was well known in this State for some of her works, especially for portrait work. She had long been ill and had retired from the teaching profession.
       She leaves her mother, Mrs. J. E. Pegues of Oxford; a brother, John McKie Pegues, also of Oxford, and three sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Smith and Mrs. H. T. Griffith, both of Cleveland and Miss Juliette Pegues of Oxford.
• John McKie Pegues died on 30 May 1961 at age 56.
• His wife Sarah Finger became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.

• Last Edited: 1 Mar 2015

• Charts: Descendants of PEGUES Claudius & Marcia Saunders