ROCKY MOUNT - Peggy Moore Jefferson Hill, age 89, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018. Born in Nash County on March 14, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Jessie James Moore and Ethel Lee Oakey Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, James Horace Jefferson and John R. Hill; brothers, Jessie Moore, Jr., J. T. Moore; sisters, Nina Gurganus, Norine Edwards, Joyce Arrington; and Joy.

She is survived by her daughters, Lynne Jefferson Felton and husband, Graham, of Atlanta, GA, Pat Jefferson Bass and husband, Wes, of Nashville, Leigh Jefferson Compton and husband, Walter, of Rocky Mount, Gini Jefferson Winstead and husband, Gerald, of Beaufort, SC, Phyllis Jefferson Chafin and husband, Chris, of Winston-Salem; 13 grandchildren; 19 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and Zoey.

Services will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 11 at Edgemont Baptist Church, 1622 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount with Pastor Mike Edwards and Rev. Keith Griffin officiating. A visitation with the family will follow the service in the Church Sanctuary.

There will be a Private Family Burial.

Flowers are welcome or memorial may be made to Edgemont Baptist Church, 1622 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27803.

Arrangements by Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount.