Margret Peggy Driggers Lescalleet
On July 12, 1939, Margret Peggy Driggers entered this world, born to C.J. and Lucille Driggers of Tattnall County. On October 27, 2016 she entered into her eternal rest at Hospice of Savannah.
Peggy was preceded in death by her parents; her brother Randall Driggers; her twin sons Gregory and Gilbert Gardner; and her granddaughter Mellissa Gardner.
She is survived by:
Her husband of 41 years: Rev. Kenneth Lescalleet of Savannah, GA
Sons:David (Jennifer) Johnson of Glennville, GA
Keith (Linda) Gardner of Charlotte, NC
Kenneth (Lessa) Gardner of Rosenburg, TX
Daughters: Leah Gardner (Andrew) Micklos and
Rebekah Lescalleet (Paul) Griffin, all of Glennville, GA
Step-sons: Timothy (Janet) Lescalleet and
Stephen Lescalleet all of Murphy, NC
Step-daughter: Joy Lescalleet (John) Hagler of Charlotte, NC
Sisters: Patricia (Juan) Durrence ,
Carol (Johnny) Howard, all of Glennville, GA
Brothers: Brice (Nancy) Driggers of Columbia, SC;
Gary (Brenda) Driggers of Augusta, GA;
Simmie (Mary Grace) Driggers of Glennville, GA
Aunt: Jeslyn Weitman of Glennville, GA
17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, all of whom she dearly loved, including her 3 grandchildren who lived in Glennville, Isabella Grace Gardner, Abigail Margret Griffin and Paul Matthew Griffin. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
She left Glennville at the age of 20 for Erie, Pennsylvania, where she worked as a buyer in a large department store. Her next stop was in Rochester, New York, where she was a college bookstore manager. She then went to Tampa, Florida, where she worked as a purchasing agent for the state university system at the University of South Florida.
In 1975 she married Rev. Ken Lescalleet and started a whole different chapter in her life. From 1976 - 1982 they pastored two United Methodist churches in Tampa and Clearwater, Florida. From 1982 - 1995 they had a non-denominational church, as well as an adult living facility in Clearwater, Florida. In 1995 they retired and came home to Glennville where they renovated houses. In 2009 they moved to Savannah to be near Candler Hospital due to her battle with congestive heart failure.
She was first and foremost a born again child of God who had a strong love for God, her family and her husband. Even while enduring lengthy hospital stays, she was always ready to talk about her Heavenly Father's house with a smile, a hug, advice, and kindness.
Peggy will be dearly missed by her family, friends, and all those who knew and loved her.
Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm, Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Brannen Kennedy Funeral Home in Glennville. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Monday, October 31, 2016 from the chapel of Brannen Kennedy Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Lescalleet, Rev. Kenneth Gardner and Rev.Roger Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Glennville Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers: Simmie Driggers Jr., Simmie Driggers III, John Howard, Ethan Wilkins, Chance Quick and Wayne Lescalleet.
Honorary Pallbearers will be her sons and sons-in-law.
206 N. Veterans Boulevard
PO Box 609
Glennville, GA 30427
206 N. Veterans Boulevard
PO Box 609
Glennville, GA 30427
Glennville, GA
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