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Peggy Lee Nixon Johanson was born on July 13, 1933, in Valley Spring, Texas, to Reuben Arthur and Flossie Osbourn Nixon. She passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Llano,
Texas, at the age of 87.

She attended Valley Spring Schools and graduated from Llano High School in 1950. She attended Southwest State University in San Marcos and Nixon-Clay Business School in Austin. 

She married Glen Moore Johanson on April 3, 1954, at the Nixon house in Valley Spring. 

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Lyndon and Sherri Johanson of Cherokee; daughter, Lesle Johanson Peloquin of Round Rock; granddaughters, Brooke Danielle Johanson Fulton and husband Robert Lee of Saltillo, Mississippi, Laura Nicole Peloquin of Round Rock, Kallie Renae Johanson of Mart, Katie Ann Peloquin Schultz and husband Adam of Round Rock, and Jima Kay Johanson of Cherokee; great-granddaughter, Bailey Fulton of Saltillo, Mississippi; great-grandsons, Lucian Everett Schultz of Round Rock and Ryder Lee Fulton of Saltillo, Mississippi; sister Shirley Nixon Pynes of Leesburg; and brother-in-law William “Bill” McKinley.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Johanson; parents, Reuben and Flossie Nixon; sister Jane Lou Nixon McKinley; and son-in-law Rick Peloquin. 

As a child, she attended Primitive Baptist Church in Valley Spring, and in later years, she attended First Christian Church in Llano. 

Peggy worked as a telephone switchboard operator. She was a bookkeeper for Hasse’s Feed Store, Wootan’s Farm & Ranch Center, Parisher Oil Company, and K&K Oil Company and retired from Llano Memorial Hospital.

A graveside service is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at Board Branch Cemetery in Lone Grove with Charles Johanson officiating. Honorary pallbearers are Tim Talley, Dan Nixon, Bernie Osbourn, Gary Osbourn, Lamar Johanson, and Jimmie Don Scott. 

Memorials can be made to the following or a charity of your choice: Capital of Texas Alzheimer’s Association, 5508 U.S. 290 West, Suite 206, Austin, TX 78735; or MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486.

Funeral arrangements made under the direction of Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes Inc. of Llano. Condolences may be emailed to whhfuneral1@verizon.net.