Patricia Brown Peckham, 90, was born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire County, Scotland, on Friday, November 9, 1934 to William and Annie Brown.  She was of Lithuanian (surname Mayuskas) and Irish (surname Murphy) decent.  She was predeceased by her husband of nearly 20 years, Jim Peckham, her parents and her beloved siblings Billy (and wife May), and Eileen (and husband Jimmy) of Cambuslang and Bothwell, respectively.

Patsy, as she was known to her family, was a stunningly beautiful woman, and was both a print and runway model in London, England before marriage to her first husband in Hong Kong, China, where her daughter was born.

She gave up the glamor of modeling and world travel to be a wife and mother, and was dedicated to her adopted United States on arriving in Dallas, Texas in the late 1950s.  On moving to Argyle in the early 1970's with her new husband, Jim Peckham, she became very active in the community, serving as President of the Republican Women's Club and on the Denton County Historical Commission where she was instrumental in the contracting for and building of the All-War Veteran's Memorial on the Courthouse Square in Denton. She was a prolific letter-to-the-editor writer and had hundreds of them published in the Denton Record-Chronicle and Dallas Morning News.  She was stunned to hear that her letters were part of the discussion in a political science course at NTSU.  As a British Subject, she had to decline to act as a poll worker in a local election and was embarrassed to tell anyone why, so in 1987 she worked to become an American Citizen, an accomplishment that was one of her greatest sources of pride.  She was sharp and politically opinionated to the last – watching and commenting on daily events – finding community with those who agreed with her or would engage her in debate.

She was most proud however of her children, Pam Riley of Orange, Charles Peckham (Veronica) of Houston, and Jamie Peckham of Aubrey.  Her stepson and his wife, Sam and Diane Peckham, were very kind to her and she was most appreciative of them.  Her grandchildren are Heather Swartz, Charles Henry Peckham, Kincaid Peckham, and Kathleen Peckham.  She also has three great-grandchildren, Korban and Geoffrey Swartz and Peyton Kristian Vaughn.

Special thanks to her neighbors, Susan and Garry O'Neal, whose care and kindness in her last days made her transition peaceful.  Thanks too to Michelle and other attentive staff of Concho Hearts of Pilot Point whose care and compassion was beyond words.  As a Roman Catholic, thank you to the clergy and staff of St. Mark's of Argyle for providing last rites.

There will be a memorial remembrance in Blantyre, Scotland when her ashes are spread at her parents' resting place.