Peggy Jean Lathan

Liberty, SC

Services to celebrate Peggy’s life and the life of her father Dick Lathan will be conducted 2:00 PM Friday, August 27, 2021 in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel.  Private burial will be at Westview Cemetery in Liberty.  A livestream of the service will be available by visiting her obituary at www.libertymortuary.com.  The family has asked that all in attendance practice social distancing and masks will be required.

Peggy Jean Lathan, 69, of Liberty, South Carolina, died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at her residence. Peggy, a life-long resident of Liberty, was the only daughter of Richard James Lathan and the late Helen Lathan.  A graduate of Liberty High School, Peggy enjoyed working as a legal secretary for over thirty years with several law firms in Greenville, including Love, Thornton, Arnold, & Thomason, until her recent retirement. However, that does not begin to sum up the infectious, fun-loving, adventurous, fiercely loyal spirit named Peggy.

Peggy was a beloved and devoted daughter to her parents, Helen and Dick.  She took tender care of her mother until her passing in March 2019 and was still devoted to the care of her father, Dick, at the time of her death.

To say that Peggy was an avid Clemson football fan or that she loved wrestling would be a terrible injustice to her devotion to these two sporting events.  Peggy was a serious, devoted, perhaps rabid, Clemson football fan.  For most of her life, she attended every home game.  Later, she watched the games at home on her big screen TV, locking her door so that her mother could not disturb her by talking during the game. Peggy was the official “Monday morning quarterback” of the office and EVERYONE who loved Clemson football would come by or call to talk about the game – and not just in general, but every pass, every play, every injury, every mistake (whether actually made or perceived by Peggy) and the prospects for the next game or next season.  Her bosses eventually learned that this was not a character trait that was ever going to change, but they also eventually realized, once she got it out of her system, that she could kick it into high gear and make up for any lost work time.

Peggy inherited her passion for professional wrestling from her mother and grandmother who took her to her first match in Greenville in 1968. During the 1970’s, the three of them went to wrestling in Spartanburg every Saturday night. From there, she completely immersed herself into the culture and the hearts of the fans and wrestlers of the Mid-Atlantic Professional Wrestling Territory where she was affectionately known as “Miss Mid-Atlantic”.

Although her father survived her, he passed a few days after her death.  Surviving are several close cousins and many many fans and friends.

Online Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.