Peggy L. (Morris) Sweeney

Peggy L. Sweeney, 64, of Britt and formerly of Creston, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at Westview Care Center in Britt.

Local funeral services for Peggy Sweeney will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Westview Care Center in Britt, followed by visitation until 4:00 PM.

Funeral services for Peggy Sweeney will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Powers Funeral Home in Creston, Iowa. Burial will take place at Graceland Cemetery in Creston.

Visitation for Peggy Sweeney will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Powers Funeral Home in Creston.

Ewing Funeral Home in Britt is assisting the family with local arrangements.

Peggy Louise Morris was born on July 31, 1951 to Florbelle Patterson and Hal Dean Morris. She grew up on a farm in Kent, Iowa, attending the Kent School. She graduated from Creston High School in 1969 and married Larry Sweeney in October of that same year. They had two daughters, Holly and Betsy, and lived in and around the Creston area.

Peggy was a homemaker and babysitter while she was married. Later on, as she pursued an accounting degree at SWCC, she worked various jobs in Creston to provide for her daughters. She was best known for working at the Trolli Gummi Bear Factory in Creston, as she would provide her daughters, nieces, and nephew with an endless supply of Gummi Bears. She retired from Trolli in December, 1996, when a neurological disease took over.

She continued to live at her home in Creston, Iowa until moving to Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa, where she has resided for the last 11 years.

Peggy loved music and dancing. She took dance lessons as a child and in high school she was a proud member of the Peppers. Late in life when the disease took away her ability to walk, she was known to dance in her wheelchair. Her smile and positive energy were infectious!

Peggy also loved sports and would cheer for her KC Chiefs and KC Royals.

Her biggest love was being a Grandma. She would visit her daughters and grandchildren any chance she could. In the end, this disease took many things from her, but it could never take away her sweet, loving spirit or her beautiful smile. She was the epitome of strength and perseverance. She will live and dance in our hearts forever.

Left to cherish Peggy’s memory are her two daughters, Holly (Aaron) Cottrell of Johnston, Iowa, and Betsy (Andrew) Hunt of Britt, Iowa; her 5 grandchildren, Dylan, Logan, and Macie Cottrell of Johnston, Iowa, and Nicholas and Tristan Hunt of Britt, Iowa; her sister, Susan Loudon of Ankeny, Iowa; her brother, Monty Morris of Lenox, Iowa; sister-in-law, Carmen Morris of Ankeny, Iowa; her former husband, Larry Sweeney of Creston, Iowa; numerous nieces and nephews; and the staff and residents of Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa.

Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, Hal Dean and Florbelle “Pat” Morris; her brother, Paul Morris; brother-in-law, Jim Loudon; and her nephew, Thaddeaus Loudon.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions may be directed to Westview Care Center in Britt.