Obituary: Peggy Jane (Holden) (Towndrow) Parker
March 11, 1953 - December 29, 2021
Peggy Jane (Holden) (Towndrow) Parker
Peggy Jane (Holden) (Towndrow) Parker, 68, passed away December 29, 2021, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Born March 11, 1953, in Springfield, Vermont, she was the fourth of eight children of Frank and June (Humphrey) Holden. She was raised with her seven siblings in Moretown, Vermont.
Peggy was struck with polio at a young age which left her with some physical limitations. But even with those limitations, Peggy lived a full life attending and graduating from Harwood Union High School in 1972. Peggy married Wedsel G. “Bud” Towndrow III on April 27, 1973, and they resided in Graniteville, Vermont, until early 1976 before moving to Waterbury with their growing family. Together they raised three children: Wedsel G. “Buddy” Towndrow IV, and twin daughters Tanya and Tina Towndrow. Peggy and Bud later divorced. Peggy met Gordon “Bub” Parker and they married on August 18, 2007, and they enjoyed life to its fullest until Gordon’s passing on June 26, 2019.
Peggy worked for over 35 years at National Life Insurance Company in Montpelier beginning her career while still attending high school and then working her way from a keypunch operator to an executive assistant at the time of her retirement. Peggy proudly joined the quarter-century club at National Life.
Peggy was not only a dedicated supporter/volunteer of the Harwood Boosters Club during the years her three children attended and played sports at Harwood Union High School, but she was also a dedicated, devoted and supportive mother. She also had great love and passion for her grandchildren, especially her granddaughter, Caydence.
A very talented painter, Peggy painted for most of her years gifting her precious paintings to many loved ones. Peggy took many ceramics classes and completed many beautiful pieces of ceramic art. She was an avid bingo player.
After Peggy’s retirement, she and Gordon resided in Weston, Vermont, during the summer months and traveled to Florida in their RV during the winter months. They parked their RV for a couple of months as snowbirds at Peggy’s sister-in-law Cheri’s home in northern Florida where they both enjoyed the relationship, bonding, and lifetime memories with their nephews Chris and Alex and niece Colleen.
Gordon and Peggy thoroughly enjoyed bluegrass music and attended many bluegrass festivals from Vermont to Kentucky to Florida. They traveled with their German shepherd Tasha until her passing, and later traveled with their most recent companion, German shepherd Yukon until Gordon’s passing.
Peggy is survived by her son Wedsel “Buddy” Towndrow IV and his wife Shannon, stepson Colin, sons Connor Towndrow and Wedsel D. Towndrow, and their grandson, Michael; daughter Tanya Towndrow and her daughter Caydence Mary-June Towndrow; daughter Tina Towndrow; stepson Harvey Parker and stepdaughter Kathy Blanchard; brothers Mitchell Holden and wife Marcia (Lamson), Tracy Holden and companion Carol Gargon, Stacy Holden and wife Tammi (Garceau); brother-in-law Richard Finn; sisters Elizabeth (Holden) Corse, Pamela Holden, Holly Holden; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family, co-workers and friends.
Peggy was predeceased by her spouse Gordon “Bub” Parker, her parents Frank and June (Humphrey) Holden, sister Brenda (Holden) Finn, brother-in-law Clifford Corse, brother-in-law Robert Nye, and niece Stefney Holden.
Peggy will be respectfully remembered as a loving, kind person with a huge heart.
A service to remember Peggy and lay her to eternal rest will occur at a later date in Moretown, Vermont. Funeral arrangements are being provided by Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, Vermont.