Peggy Meyer Obituary (1941 - 2016)

Peggy Anne Meyer, 75, of Tooele peacefully passed away with family by her side on Monday, November 14, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. Peggy was born March 25, 1941 in Phoenix, Arizona to Dexter A. and Louise Martsolf Ranta. She graduated from South Albany High School in Albany, Oregon in 1959, and married the late Frederic Meyer on January 8, 1961 in Sutherlin, Oregon. Together they had six children. She was a homemaker living in Oregon until 1985, at which time she relocated to Dugway, Utah and began working at Dugway Proving Ground’s Child Development Center until her retirement in 2014. On December 14, 1993 she married her best friend Nelson “Bubba” Bowden. Together they made their home in Tooele. In her earlier years, Peggy was very involved in her children’s youth activities, and was well-known for being an avid Camp Fire Girls and 4-H leader, sharing her love of sewing, ceramics, and arts and crafts with others. She also enjoyed traveling, boating, and motorcycle riding with Bubba, and spending time with family and friends. Peggy is preceded in death by her parents Dexter and Louise. She is survived by her husband Bubba at home; sons Dexter Meyer and wife Denise of San Diego, California, and Charles Meyer and wife Kimberly of Logan, Utah; daughters Angela Caswell and husband Wayne of Summerville, Oregon, Debra Gutierrez and husband Craig of Heppner, Oregon, Tracy Meyer and husband Billy of Independence, Oregon, and Michelle Amin and husband Budha of Plattsburg, New York; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; sister Christine Stallard of Coquille, Oregon; and numerous nieces and nephews. Peggy and her beautiful smile will be dearly missed by her family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Tate Mortuary in Tooele. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Peggy Anne Meyer please visit our Sympathy Store.