Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Stone, 75, of Henderson, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at her home.

Born in Potters Mills, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Chester Dewey and Myrtle Mae Johns Knupp and the wife of the late Melvin G. Stone, who died in 1999.

Early in her life, Peggy was a LPN at Bellefonte Hospital in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, where she met the love of her life.  After moving to Kentucky, Peggy worked various jobs before being hired by the Henderson County School System where she retired.  Her greatest joy was spending time with her granddaughters, Emily and Ashley, and her beloved dog, Baxter.  She enjoyed watching home improvement shows to get ideas for redecorating and loved reading.  Peggy was also a member of Bellfield Baptist Church where she attended regularly until her health began to decline.

She was also preceded in death by one brother, Thomas E. Knupp; and one stepson, Melvin L. Stone, Sr.

Peggy is survived by one daughter, Theresa Richey and her husband, Robert, of Robards, Kentucky; one stepdaughter, Sheila Ralph and her husband, Jerry, of Henderson, Kentucky; one stepson, Donald Stone and his wife, Gloria, of Henderson, Kentucky; one sister, Emma Jean Williams and her husband, Ronald, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania; two brothers, Richard Warren Knupp and his wife, Joann, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and Harry Dale Knupp and his wife, Barbara, of State College, Pennsylvania; six granddaughters, Emily Richey, Ashley Richey, Sheri Nunez, Michelle Springer, Shantay Hillyard, and Angie Wilson, all of Henderson, Kentucky; one grandson, Melvin Stone, Jr., of Henderson, Kentucky; 12 great-grandchildren; one soon-to-be great-great-granddaughter; nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, Baxter.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Peggy's Life Celebration at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home, 604 Center Street, Henderson, Kentucky 42420.  Dr. Phillip D. Basinger will officiate.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive visitors from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and until service time Saturday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice, 2410 South Green Street, Henderson, Kentucky 42420, or Humane Society of Henderson County, 203 Drury Lane, Henderson, Kentucky 42420.

Pallbearers will be Phillip Hillyard, Dillan Hillyard, Dustin Hillyard, Wes McDonald, Matthew Konsler, Joe Whitledge, Ethan Thomas, and Cody McGuire.

Sam Blake will be an honorary pallbearer.