Cora Peeples Obituary

Cora McKenzie Peeples HILTON HEAD, SC - Cora McKenzie Peeples, 95, wife of Reverend Doctor Robert E. H. Peeples, passed away 27 December 2014 at Life Care Health Center, Hilton Head Island, SC. She was born 6 December, 1919 near Charleston, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Alexander Francis and Ola Frances Shelby McKenzie, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Dr. Peeples, and two sisters, Pauline McKenzie Payan (Virgil) and Frances McKenzie Weissman (James), and nieces and nephews. She was a Registered Nurse, graduating from the Sansun Clinic in Santa Barbara, California and a Registered Midwife, graduating from the American College of Midwifery in New York. She moved to Hilton Head Island in 1953. She was a member of the Anglican Church of the Redeemer; a member of the Huguenot Society of SC; a life member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Captain William Hilton Chapter; a charter member of the HHI Choral Society, the HHI Art League, and the Heritage Library; and longtime secretary of the HHI Historical Society. She was also the author of "What One Lawyer Did," a biography of John Rutledge. Graveside Services will be held at 2 pm December 31, 2014 at Lawtonville Cemetery, Estill, SC . A memorial service will be held by The Anglican Church of the Redeemer at Indigo Pines Retirement Center, 110 Gardner Drive, HHI, on January 3, 2015 at 2 pm in the third floor chapel. Peeples Rhoden Funeral Home, 300 Mulberry St. West, Hampton, SC 29924 (803-943-3352) is assisting the family with all arrangements. For those who wish, online condolences may be left for the family by visiting our website at: www.peeplesrhodenfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston