Peggy Posner


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Posted Online: Dec. 31, 2012, 5:58 pm
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Peggy Sue Posner, 79, of Moline, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Trinity Rock Island.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, West Point, Miss., at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.
Peggy was born July 8, 1933, in West Point, Miss., the daughter of Robert L. and Susie M. Ballard Isaacs.
She was owner and operator of Peg's Touch of Beauty, beauty salon, in Moline, retiring in 2005. Peggy enjoyed traveling, cards and board games, especially Dominos.
Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Joanne Wolfe, Paris, Tenn., and Pat Williams (Michael) McCormick, Kernersville, N.C.; sons and daughters-in-law, Howard (Anne) Williams, Davenport, and George Williams (Annetta Hileman), Moline; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Frances Marshall; and brother, Carey Isaacs. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Margie and Maxine; and brothers, Bill and John.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.deroofuneralhome.com.














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