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Myra Peace

February 24, 1928 — November 20, 2022

Myra Faye (Lloyd) Peace was born to Wayne and Vada Lloyd on February 24, 1928, in Gibson County, TN. (Skullbone Community) She departed this life on November 20, 2022, at her home in Saulsbury, TN.

She attended high school at Trezevant, TN and later went to Draughn's Business College in Memphis. Then she was an administrative assistant for Emerson Conners Food Brokers. Myra relocated to Memphis where she met and married Bob C. Peace in 1964. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Bob Peace and one sister, Una Mae Belew.

She leaves three children, Judy Kay Brantley, Ronnie Parkinson (Sherrie'), David Parkinson (Linda); four stepchildren, Robert Peace (Debbie), Michael Peace (Leanna), Chery Fellows and Marti Peace-Farrell (Chris), 18 grandchildren between them and 40 great grandchildren. She became a Christian early in life at age 13.

Presently she was a member of West Memorial Baptist Church in Saulsbury, where she sang in the choir and occasionally played the piano. She worked in the Awana program for children from 1998 till 2016.

The family requests any memorials be made to the Gideon's International. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Wayne Edwards, Michael Thorne, Patrick Parkinson and Jarrett Chambers and great grandsons, Pressly Thorne and Noah Wood.
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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, November 25, 2022

12:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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Chapel Services

Friday, November 25, 2022

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

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109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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Graveside Services

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

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