Peggy Sue Houser (1962 - 1981)

Born 19 Sep 1962 in Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States

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Died 1981 at about age 18 in Hillsborough, Florida, United States

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Biography

Peggy Sue Houser was born on September 19, 1962, in Largo, Florida, to Hattie Samples and Stephen Tennis Houser. ^[1]
She died sometime after June 14, 1981, but before Jan. 3, 1982 in Hillsborough, Florida, at the age of 19. She was buried beside her mother on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Forest Hill Cemetery, ^[2] Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States. Headstone

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Peggy went missing on the night of June 14, 1981. Her body was found on Jan. 3, 1982 , but was not identified until 2012. For years she was only known by ME 82–00013.
Through the work of Erin Kimmerle with the Tampa Bay Cold Case Project, the Doe Network, a database of missing persons. and Amanda Whidden, manager of investigations for Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office that she was finally able to come home. Read all about their work in an article by Ben Montgomery , "After 30 Years, Body of Missing Girl Identified" . ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Indexers and Volunteers. “Ohio Obituary Index.” Database. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. [1] : 2009. Name: Peggy Sue Houser, Death Age: 19 Birth Date: 19 Sep 1962, Death Date: 1981 (after June 14, 1981 before Jan. 3, 1982 ) , Death Place: Flordia, USA. Parents: Hattie and Steve, Newspaper Information: Newspaper: Piqua Daily Call, Newspaper Date: 29 Mar 2012, Newspaper Page: 2 Column: ; Repository: Flesh Public Library (Piqua); Years Available:| Newspaper: Troy Daily News, Newspaper Date: 29 Mar 2012, Newspaper Page: 6 Column: ; Repository: Troy-Miami County Public Library; Years Available:
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2019), memorial page for Peggy Sue Houser (19 Sep 1962–1981), Find A Grave Memorial no. 87633061, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Preserving the Past (contributor 47480910) .
3. ↑ Published in the St. Petersburg Times -- by BEN MONTGOMERY "After 30 Years, Body of Missing Girl Identified" -- republished by The Ledger on 21 Dec 2011 ~ 300 W. Lime St., Lakeland, FL 33815 ~ Copyright 2006-2019 GateHouse Media, LL [2] Story of Peggy Sue Houser's remains being returned home. Peggy went missing on June 14, 1981. She was not returned to her home until 2012,

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 March 2019, 04:47), entry for Peggy Sue Houser(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9HD-LCW); contributed by various users.