Peggy L. Murray Fichter

Peggy L. Murray Fichter, 89, of Columbia, died peacefully Wednesday, May 25. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Broadway Christian Church, 2601 Broadway, Columbia, Mo. Friends will be received from 1-2 p.m. at the church. Peggy was born April 8, 1927, in Garfield, Ark. Preceding her in death are her husband, John Elmer Fichter, and her parents, James Lawrence and Pansy Rae Murray. Survivors include her two amazing children and their spouses, Phil and Luci Fichter of Columbia, and Rita and Fred Newton, of Manhattan, Kan., and grandchildren Emily Yeager (Nathan), Thomas Ross(Darcie), Cale Fichter and Lauren Sellers(Blake), as well as great-grandchildren George Abbott, Isaac and Lucy Yeager and Logan Ross. Peggy earned B.S. and Master's degrees in education from Missouri University. Her love of Tiger basketball and football remained throughout her life. She enjoyed a long-lasting teaching career that took her from San Antonio, Texas, to several towns in northwest Missouri, and finally to Columbia, where she ended her teaching years with several decades of service. Memorial contributions may be made to Broadway Christian Church Youth Ministries. Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.