Pearl "Peggy" Jewett

November 4, 1926 - August 18, 2021

Pearl "Peggy" Jewett, 94, of Tulsa, formerly of Topeka, KS died Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in Tulsa. She was born November 4, 1926 in Horton, KS to John Lawrence Hoffman and Ollie Susan Smith Hoffman. She married Rev. Donald G. Jewett who preceded her in death in 2009. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by five brothers (Durward, Hayward, Richard, Bobby, and Joe), 1 sister (Evelyn Haskins), three nieces and a nephew. She is survived by three daughters, Donna Botinelly, Ginny Swanson (Kenny), and Joy Jewett; grandsons Michael Murphy (Kim) and Brendan Botinelly (Karyssa); great-granddaughters Ashley, Alexa, Abbey, Aubrey, and great grandson Connor, as well as 2 sisters in law, brother in law, and numerous nieces and nephews on both sides of the family. Mrs. Jewett was a School Para-professional and elementary school tutor, retired from Topeka schools. She had an honorary bachelor's degree in Christian Education from Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan, KS. For sixty years, she and Mr. Jewett served various churches in Kansas and Missouri, as pastor and pastor's wife. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary a month before Mr. Jewett died. Mrs. Jewett volunteered for American Cancer Society and helped with a prison ministry. She enjoyed reading, studying genealogy, creative writing, sewing, and artwork. Additionally, she was a member of Town & Country Christian Church in Topeka. MEMORIES OF PEGGY: Donna Botinelly Mother was a small baby, born in a snowstorm. They put her basket on the open oven door to keep her warm when she was first born. We girls always loved that story. She told stories of growing up with five brothers. That may have been how she got so tough-self-defense!! That toughness came in handy with some of her older, tougher students. Mother sang around the house as she worked. She always added little lilts and grace notes, making the music lovelier and her own. She was a lover of hymns and taught us girls to enjoy singing. She was such a creative lady-she and daddy worked on plays for youth groups, wrote and sang music with them, made wooden puppets and had puppet shows. She developed programs for topical items such as seashells (complete with a display board of shells she had collected), lighthouses, children's topics. She sometimes had opportunities to speak at local groups, and they always really enjoyed her. She loved our language and was a wordsmith. We three sisters will always be thankful that she read to us, taught us to read. We caught her passion for reading and all of us still take it seriously. Being a teacher found her writing children's books and lessons for her students. She was a story teller par excellence. She regaled Ginny and me with many many stories of Mixie Pixie and her friend Peter Pixie. Mixie got mixed up and the rest of the story told how the situations were resolved. Sometimes when Daddy was gone, we girls would actually wake Mother up with, "What happened next, Mommy? What happened next?" as she struggled to stay awake long enough for US to go to sleep!! Artistic skills were many in my mother's hands. Chalk pictures (with black light enhancement), painting, drawing, teaching her tutoring students to read instructions by her writing out how to draw a picture. She sewed clothes for her daughters and her daughters' dolls. She was quite a seamstress and provided us nice things with limited resources. She was a creative cook and once commented she was going to write a book, "One hundred ways to fix hamburger!" Mother accompanied Daddy miles and miles to churches all over Kansas-one in Missouri. For years they drove on Sunday mornings to a small country church, preaching, teaching, leading music, singing duets. They were faithful servants. Mother loved the Colorado mountains. Every opportunity she had to see the mountains and cold mountain streams just refreshed her somehow. She enjoyed the beauty in mountains, wildflowers, Canada geese, snow and ice on the trees, sunshine on the water, sunset sky. She loved and appreciated God's creation. She lived a long full life with much variety of experience. She loved her husband and her daughters and stayed the course. What a lesson. She will be missed. Miss Pearl: Brendan Botinelly "She served the Lord well" These words in response to her passing offer an accurate summary of her years. August 18, 2021, this earth lost a true gem when Pearl Jewett made her way home to be with Jesus. From her early days to her final breath there was evidence of Him in Miss Pearl's life. Strong and stubborn, she was an overflow of knowledge and wisdom, and her impact was undeniable. Those that knew her will always remember her, and remember her fondly for her tenacity and her transparency. There was rarely an instance of question about what she was thinking or feeling and she found such joy in laughter and the presence of family, whether family by blood or by election. Early in her years she learned the art of hospitality and welcomed generations into her home and into her life, sharing meals, hours and prayers with countless inside and outside of her circle. Her years as a pastor's wife grew her in service to the body of Christ and in diligence of the Word, as well as her loyalty to her community. Her service and dedication to education extended far beyond the walls of any school building and she truly longed to better those around her by what she had learned and experienced. "She led a good long life" is repeated often in moments of mourning, and here it is true in its precision. The family that follows her, three daughters, two grandsons and many nieces, nephews and cousins, will live lives in fond memory of Miss Pearl In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Town & Country Christian Church, 4925 SW 29th St., Topeka, KS 66614 or Manhattan Christian College, 1415 Anderson Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502. Memorial gifts can be made to MCC mark the gift Restricted Fund then list Peggy Jewett Memorial in the Comment Box. Graveside funeral services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery, 3616 SW Sixth Ave., Topeka, KS 66606 on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM. Moore Funeral Home - Southlawn Chapel 918-663-2233