Clifton, Tennessee has mourned one of its beloved residents: Peggy Sue Selph Lay. Born into Clifton on March 13, 1939 and becoming part of its fabric on March 2 2024 at age 84 years, her life exemplified the virtues of faith, compassion, and commitment woven deeply into Clifton life she so dearly loved.
Who was Peggy Sue Lay?
Peggy had deep roots in Clifton and worked tirelessly to enrich it throughout her lifetime. Her devotion and involvement with Clifton Methodist Church and Eastern Star were testaments of this. Additionally, Peggy spent 41 years as an educator shaping minds and hearts of many students with unfaltering dedication and an endearing kindness that made her one of Clifton’s beloved figures beyond classroom walls.
How Did Peggy Affect Clifton?
Peggy left an immeasurable imprint upon Clifton as an educator and beyond that was known for her gentle spirit, warm smile and joyful character – she brought happiness with each encounter she made and was dedicated to both church and community activities such as mentoring young minds as well as simple acts of kindness she displayed daily. Peggy’s legacy will always live on with Clifton through lives touched, hearts warmened and an imprint she left on its fabric.
What Were Peggy’s Passions and Interests?
Peggy found pleasure and fulfillment in life’s simple pleasures – her cats, music and retail therapy were well known among her friends and family; these activities combined with teaching passions as well as her devotion to faith and community painted an idyllic picture of a fulfilled woman who lived her life to its fullest extent while inspiring those around her through personal demonstration of how a life well lived doesn’t need grand gestures for fulfilment; an ideal lifestyle may simply include love, laughter and the pursuit of personal interests.
How Will People Remember Peggy?
As Clifton prepares to say its final goodbyes to Peggy Sue Lay, her legacy will live on as an inspiring testament of love, kindness, and dedication that continues to resonate throughout Clifton and Clifton-area residents. While her visitation and funeral service mark her departure from this Earthly journey, their visitation commemorates both how profound her impact was on those whom she touched through kindness or education, leaving behind hope, inspiration, hopefulness and an indelible testament of how one life lived with purpose can make an immense impactful statement of change! Peggy Sue Lay’s story serves as an evidence that one life lived with love can indeed make an indelivable difference on a global scale!
Peggy Sue Lay was an inspirational example of living life with grace, love and dedication for others’ wellbeing. As her legacy flourishes in Clifton and beyond, it serves as proof that one individual’s efforts can have lasting ramifications; her spirit remains at work through service to community members as a source of guidance and direction – providing hope to generations that follow her in Clifton and beyond alike. May her soul rest peacefully now but may those who knew her find comfort from memories she left behind and her lasting legacies legacy for all time to come.