Athens Community
Peggy Head
1941 — 2023
Peggy Jane Head, 82, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a brief illness. She was born July 15, 1941 in Smithville, MS to the the late Carl and Claude Pearson. She married the love of her life, Billy Wayne Head, on April 21, 1961. Peggy graduated from Hatley School in May 1961. She enjoyed playing basketball while she was in school. Through the years, she worked as a seamstress for the public at Amory Garment Company, and then retired in 1999 as the lunch room manager for Hatley Schools. She and Billy attended Paine Memorial United Methodist Church in Athens. Peggy was a selfless and loving person who never met a stranger and loved...