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Visitation is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, with a Rosary being recited at 6 p.m. at Jensen’s Sierra Vista Mortuary in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Margaret was born unto Michael John and Margaret Colette (Power) Maloney on March 15, 1928, in Trenton, Neb. She passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at her home in Hobbs, N.M.
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Upon leaving Nebraska, she moved to Colorado, where she married and her first son, Francis, was born. The marriage ended and with not much more than a suitcase, her faith and her young son in-hand, she moved to California, where she worked two jobs to support not only herself and her son, but she also sent for her two younger brothers and sister to join her.
On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1953 in Lynwood, Calif., Peggy married the love of her life, Vernon Gene “Jim” Pembrook, a young and handsome first sergeant serving in the Army-Air Force.
They were married 41 years and raised a family of nine children, three of those children having been adopted by Jim and Peggy after Peggy’s youngest sister lost her life in a car accident.
In 1966 Peggy’s husband, Jim, retired from the U.S. Army and they left Fort Huachuca, Ariz., moving to Las Cruces, N.M. In 1973 Jim took a position with Peabody Kennecott in Kayenta, Ariz., and Peggy opened their first restaurant “Pembrook’s Truck Stop Café” in the heart of the Navajo Nation. Peggy loved the Navajo people and their culture and friendships were forged that would last a lifetime.
During their years in restaurant ownership, Peggy and Jim made it a point to open their business every Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas and welcomed everyone who came through the doors to eat at no charge, regardless of the ability to pay. They enjoyed sharing the warmth, laughter and true meaning of those particular holidays with family, friends and strangers alike. It was always known that nobody left Peggy’s table hungry.
Peggy was a wonderful woman with many talents and interests. She had a passion for writing children’s books and poetry, many of which were copyrighted. One of her books entitled “Little Bit and Angels All” (written shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and incorporating his arrival at the “pearly gates of heaven”) was a particular favorite of her children who loved to hear their mother read it to them over and over again.
Peggy also patented the “Witness Camera System” and submitted her work to the late Senator Dodd, who incorporated some of her ideas and addressed them on the U.S. Senate floor. The thrust behind her work was to ensure better identification and background checks on those wishing to purchase weapons.
She could sit and listen for hours to her husband and sons play their guitars and sing and would join in, especially to her favorite “Wedding Bells Are Ringing in the Chapel.”
Peggy moved to Hobbs in 1994 after the death of her husband to be close with her daughter, Tannie, and her son-in-law, James. She delighted in reading and studying stories of lost gold mines, treasures and spent a lot of time taking them “treasure hunting.”
Peggy is survived by one daughter, La Tannia “Tannie” Klipstine and her husband, James, of Hobbs; four sons, Francis Pembrook and his wife, De Ann, of Phoenix, Ariz., Michael Ernest Pembrook of Glendale, Ariz.; Charles “Chuck” Pembrook and his wife, Suzanne, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Theodore Joseph “T.J.” Pembrook and his wife, Katherine, of Phoenix.
She also is survived by 15 grandchildren: Travis Pembrook and his wife Amy, Matthew Klipstine, Christopher Klipstine, Morgan Pembrook, Samantha Pembrook, Taylor Pembrook, Jimmy Pembrook, Ambrosia Ulibarri and husband Juan, Timonie Pembrook, Danielle Pembrook, Nathaniel Pembrook, Dustin Pembrook, Micki Wells, Justin Wells and Jessie Wells.
Peggy also is survived by nine great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews along with many, many friends.
Peggy was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jim; her parents; infant triplet daughters; a son, Gary Wells; and a grandson, Evan Nathaniel Klipstine, along with two sisters and five brothers.
She was a great wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Her laughter, twinkling blue eyes and kind soul will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. Vincent de Paul c/o St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, 800 Taylor Drive NW, Sierra Vista AZ 85635, which strives to provide shelter and food to the homeless and hungry.
Arrangements are under the direction of May Funeral Home and Jensen’s Sierra Vista Mortuary.
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