CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF
PEGGY A. JAMES SUNRISE MAY 17, 1952
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SUNSET AUGUST 28, 2016
POEM
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PHENOMENAL WOMAN Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say, It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.
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ORDER OF SERVICE P R OCE SSIO NAL M IN I STER I AL STA FF & FA M ILY
S C R IPT URE RE ADIN G O LD TESTAMENT - PSALM S 90 N EW TESTAMENT - JOHN 14:1-6 P R AY E R O F CO MFORT D EAC ON H ARVEY PO O LE MA KING [ HE R] STORY JA R RY D JAMES AC K NOW LE DG E MEN TS & R ESO LUT IO NS FAY E JAC K SON R E MARKS: RO B ERT SPLAWN TA R A JAMES J EFFR EE JAMES, M.D V I D EO T RIBUT E ME S SAG E F RO M THE PASTOR R E C ESSIO NAL M O N TEC I TO MEMORIA L PARK & M O RTUA RY R E PA ST F O LLWING IN TERMEN T N EW H OPE MI SSIO NA RY BAPTIST CHU RCH
PALL BEARERS M IK E FOG EL J EFFR EE JAMES JA R RYD JAMES
RO BERT S P L AW N LARRY SPL AW N DEN NIS SP L AW N
F INAL RESTING PLACE: MONT E CITO MEM O RIA L PA RK & M O RTUA RY 3 520 E . WASHIN G TO N ST. LOMA LINDA , C A 92 354
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OBITUARY
MAKING [HER]STORY O n A u gu s t 28, 2016 Peggy Ann Splaw n-Ja m e s wa s wrapped in the w ings of God's Ange l , a n d h e r sp ir it as cen de d through the pear ly ga t e s o f h e aven , t o be with the Creator: I am . . .
D r. Je ffre e A u g u st Ja m e s, Jr. , a n d m o ve d t o A u st i n , Tex a s w h e re t h ey p ro d u ce d 3 c h i l d r e n ; A ri ca , Ta ra , a n d Ja rryd - fo l l owe d l a t e r by a g ra n d so n , M a l a k h i N ew so m e.
Pe g gy was bor n May 17, 1952 in Ashevil l e, No r t h Carolin a t o parents Bennie Mae an d Ro b e r t Splawn Sr., w ho prec eded her in d e a t h . S h e was a c h ild p rodigy, having excelled i n sc h o ol, ext racu r r ic ular ac tivities, and ass u m e d l e a der s h ip roles in c hurc h at a young age. T h e fa mi l y cu lt u r e of Asheville per m itted surro ga t e s l i ke h er beloved deceased grandm other M ay b elle Su ber to m old, shape and nur tu re h e r i n to an admirable wom an.
H e r j o b a ffi l i a t i o n s a n d ci v i c a cco m p l i s h m e n t s we re n u m e ro u s. I n A u st i n , Pe g gy ow ne d a n d m a n a ge d A fri ca n I m a ge s, a cu l t u re d b o u t i q u e w h i c h ca rri e d h e r d e si g n s a n d cre a ti o n s p o r t ray i n g v i t a l i t y, h o p e, a n d b l a c k co n sci o u sn e ss; by i n co rp o ra t i n g n a t i ve f a b r i c s fro m t h e m o t h e r l a n d - Afri ca .
U po n gradu at in g from T.C. Rober tson Hig h S c h o o l wit h Hon o rs, Peggy m igrated to Lo s A n ge les, Califor nia w here she disc overed a passi on in ar t t h rough clothing design an d fa sh i on . Sh e graduated from L os Angeles Tra d e Te c h nical College m ajoring in design, fini sh e d B a rb iz on Sc h ool of Modeling, and inter ne d a t t h e Par is Amer ica n Academy in 1978. Peg gy wa s als o a cer t if ied Radiology Tec hnicia n a n d re c e i ved a Bac h elor's of Ar ts Degree in B u si n e ss fro m Califor n ia S tate University at Los An ge l e s. W h i l e man agin g a radiology depar tm ent a t H . C l au d e Hu ds on Health Center, she m et
U p o n re t u r n i n g t o Ca l i fo r n i a , sh e fo l l owe d t h e l e a d o f h e r m o t h e r a n d b e ca m e a n a c t i ve a n d d e d i ca t e d m e m b e r o f t h e N ew H o p e M i s s i o n a r y B a p t i st C h u rc h i n S a n B e r n a rd i n o, Ca l i fo r n i a . D e sp i t e b e i n g d i a g n o se d w i t h M u l t i p l e S c l e ro s i s 1 5 ye a rs a g o, sh e e a r n e d t wo M a st e r ' s o f S ci e n ce De g re s i n H e a l t h Ad m i n i st ra t i o n a n d G e ro n t o l o gy fro m t h e Un i ve rsi t y o f L a Ve r n e. H owe ve r sh e u l t i m a t e l y su ccu m b e d t o co m p l i ca t i o n s o f t h e i l l n e ss. Pe g gy l e a ve s t o l o ve a n d h o n o r h e r m e m o r y ; b ro t h e rs Ca l v i n ( Do ri s) , De n n i s, La rry ( M a d e l i n e ) , Ro b e r t , m a ny a u n t s, n i e ce s, n ep h ew s, a n d a n a rray o f fri e n d s a cro ss t h e g l o b e. - 4 -
THE DIARY OF A UNICORN A Visual Essay On The Life of Peggy James
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Never the Spirit is Born, the Spirit Shall Cease to Be Never. Never is Time, It is Not. End and Beginning are a Dream. Birthless, Deathless and Changeless Remaineth the Spirit Forever; Nothing has Touched It At All, Dead Though the House of It Seems. - Bhagavad Gita