Margaret Frances "Peggy" Vaughan Edenfield

Margaret Frances Vaughan (“Peggy”) Edenfield, RN, a resident of Tallahassee was raised into eternal glory with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on July 14, 2016. The youngest of three children, Peggy was born on April 10, 1923 in Boston, MA to Paul and Sara Tarr Vaughan. She spent her early years growing up in Hyde Park, Boston, MA. As a young child, following the death of her father during the Great Depression, Peggy was enrolled as a residential student at Lakeside, a private girls’ school in Spring Valley, NY. Following high school, she attended the Metropolitan Hospital School of Nursing in New York City and completed a psychiatric nursing internship at Bellevue Hospital, becoming a graduate registered nurse. Peggy was a member of that truly greatest generation of special young women who during WW II, were determined to honorably serve our country. Volunteering to join the United States Army Nurse Corps, she was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and also served as a Red Cross nurse. As a young war bride, she moved to Tallahassee in 1947 with her new husband, with whom she raised their two children. Her professional nursing career spanned thirty years continuing at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Peggy enjoyed volunteering in civic, professional and church organizations. She was a Cub Scout den mother, served as treasurer of both the Tallahassee Opti-Mrs. Club and the North Florida District Nurses’ Association, secretary of the Daughters of Saint John’s, an AARP board member, a member of the Lafayette Park Garden Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. During retirement, she volunteered at the AARP office and the Tallahassee Senior Center, taking blood pressures. Peggy possessed a passion for trees, plants, flowers and birds, deriving tremendous pleasure from all of nature through the cultivation of her yard. She also loved music, art and relationships shared with family and friends. Peggy was predeceased by her parents, her sister Elizabeth and brother Paul, her son, Richard V. Edenfield and son-in-law William E. Piephoff. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth (Betty) Edenfield Piephoff and William J. DeAngelis and granddaughter, Erin Piephoff, all of Tallahassee, FL. Peggy was a life-long Episcopalian. Funeral services will be held at St. Peter’s Anglican Church on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 4784 Thomasville Road; Tallahassee, FL 32309. Lord in your mercy, let perpetual light shine upon Margaret and grant her peaceful, eternal rest. Elizabeth Emmanuel of Bevis Funeral Home (850-305-2193, www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the family with their arrangements.

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Margaret Frances "Peggy" Vaughan Edenfield

April 10, 1923 - July 14, 2016