Peggy Joyce Corley Askins passed away Mar. 7, 2024. Peggy was born August 1, 1935, in Fame, OK to Evadew Bruce Corley and Carlon C. Corley. After graduating from Stidham High School her family moved to Shawnee, OK so she could attend OK Baptist University. She graduated OBU in June 1957 and married fellow OBU graduate, Donald W. Askins (Duncan, OK) on August 24, 1957.
She moved with her new husband to Ft. Worth, TX so he could attend Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. Peggy taught courses in Art at OBU, as well as becoming Registrar. During her tenure, she worked with and served terms of office as President of the State, Regional and National Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Peggy also wrote a book on how to recognize and deal with fake diplomas and documents, ‘Misrepresentation In The Marketplace and Beyond: Ethics Under Siege.’
Peggy was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Donald, by her parents and her brother, Danny.
Survivors include her daughter Anna of the home and her son Michael and his wife of 41 years, Karen, and their sons Thomas, Timothy and Anthony of Shawnee, OK. Also a sister-inlaw Carole Corley, and niece Melisa King and nephew Monte Corley, and their families, all of Shawnee Ok.
Services were held Mar. 12, 2024 at Liberty Baptist Church.
