Peggy Ramsay

Peggy Elaine Long Ramsay was born on September 19, 1942, in Pocatello, Idaho while her mother was visiting a sister. She was soon returned to her home in a small community of Liberty in Bear Lake County, Idaho. She was the first of 5 children born to Leona Laine Smith and Ricard King Long. She grew up in a farming area and close to a lumber mill of her grandparents. She developed a great love for horses and had her own horse while growing up. As she grew up, her father started working on a construction crew, which took them to various places during her high school years. She attended 3 different high schools in the Boise area and then back to the Bear Lake area, attending high schools in Grace, Soda Springs, Montpelier and finally in Paris, where she was a cheerleader. She graduated from the Fielding High School in Paris, Idaho in 1960. She then moved to Brigham City, Utah, where she was employed as a secretary at Thiokol Corporation, where she met John Ramsay in 1961. They were married on January 19, 1962. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and she was involved in various callings. The latest of which was her favorite, spending 11 years serving in the Brigham City Temple. Peggy passed away peacefully at home after one year on hospice care. We express our heart felt gratitude to the hospice people for the kind, gentle, and tender care given to Peggy. Peggy is survived by her husband, John, her children; Shauna Whitaker (Todd), Shellie Ramsay (Mike Dotson), Mike Ramsay (Kim Covell), Sharla Winn (Brian), 10 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father, Richard King Long, her mother, Leona Smith Long, her brothers, DeRay King Long, Rex Hart Long, Jack Smith Long, Jess D. Long, and her son, Jeffrey.