Peggy Bostick Bradshaw

Peggy Bostick Bradshaw (Mrs. Jere), 88, died on May 29, 2017 in Knoxville, TN.  "Peggy and Jere" were Dyersburg High School Sweethearts and married 52 years, before his death in 2000.  Peggy is a member of the Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church. When health allowed, she was active in the Keenagers, Bontheo Circle, Dyer County Fair, The University of Tennessee Alumni Association, Chi Omega Sorority, various garden clubs, bridge clubs and T.P.A. Peggy was President of the Dyersburg Jaycettes and in charge of the Dyersburg Christmas Parade in 1955, which was the first year the parade had "floats".  "Peggy and Jere" spent their entire life in service to others and truly made their part of the world a better place.

Peggy is survived by her daughter, Dianne B. Fielder (Larry) and son, Jere Bradshaw, Jr. (Eleanor), grandchildren Amy Fielder Pritchard (Jesse), Jere Scott Bradshaw (Dorothy), Lauren Bradshaw Spradling (Jared), Carson Kemp (Jennifer), and Natalie Kemp Meadows (Jamie) and great grandchildren Will and Eva Meadows, Cooper and Brooks Pritchard, Hannah and Hudson Spradling, and William and Robert Bradshaw.

In addition to her husband, Jere, she was preceded in death by her parents Ralph and Evelyn Stutts Bostick and sister Betty Bostick Maynard.  

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church conducted by Reverend Jere Scott Bradshaw with interment to follow in Fairview Cemetery.   

Pallbearers will be John Ford, Danny Dedmon, Robert Hendrix, Jeff Lay, Jim Houston and Danny Green.  

The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. until service time, Wednesday, May 31st at the church.

The family requests memorials be directed to Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 2280 Parr Avenue, Dyersburg, TN  38024.

Arrangements entrusted to Curry Funeral Home, 1984 St. John Avenue, Dyersburg, TN  38024.  Online condolences may be made to the Bradshaw family at www.curryfuneral.com.