Peggy June Knox Orr

June 27, 1930 - September 14, 2013 Tulsa, Oklahoma



Peggy Knox Orr passed away at her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounded by her family and devoted husband of sixty-one years. Peggy was born June 27, 1930, in Lynnville, Tennessee. In 1949, Peggy was Miss Tennessee runner-up for the Miss America Pageant. She graduated from the University of Tennessee then married Andrew (Andy) Muirhead Orr on December 21, 1952, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and began her life as an Army wife.



When Andy retired from the Army, Peggy taught Home Economics at the University of Tulsa, was a homemaker and later started Photo Flash, Inc., her own custom photo finishing lab.



Peggy was preceded in death by her parents Joseph William & Clara Parsons Knox. Peggy is survived by her husband, Andrew, their children and spouses: Andrew Muirhead Orr, Jr., his wife Shelly, Oklahoma City, OK; Nelson Knox Orr, his wife Mickey, Tulsa, OK; Annette Orr Arthur, her husband, Glenn, Tulsa, OK; sisters: Patsy Dawn Knox, Mary Esther, Florida; and grandchildren: Poppy Kai Sarah Orr; Gabby Orr; and Ryan & Erin Arthur.



Peggy was known for her infectious smile, uproarious laugh, and southern hospitality. Peggy was a paragon of forgiveness and was always willing to listen, support, and offer sound Christian advice to anyone who needed it. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi fraternity; Tulsa Garden Club; Tulsa Area Alumnae Panhellenic; Sew-in-Sew Sewing Club, and a Tulsa area quilting club and garden club. Peggy and Andy Orr are members of the Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church since 1967. Peggy always said, ?You can be anything you want to be if you put your heart and mind to it? and she lived that credo. She was the best wife and mother a family could have, and so say all of us.



Visitation will be held Thursday, September 19, 2013 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK. Services will be held at Kirk of the Hills on September 20, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. Memorial donations may be made to the Kirk of the Hills Deacons Fund. Moore?s Southlawn 918-663-2233 share memories at www.moorefuneral.com