Freda Lucille Peevyhouse

Freda Lucille (Krumsiek) Peevyhouse, 88, a lifelong resident of Stigler, passed away Thursday at the Haskell County Community Hospital after a long illness.
Lucille was born Sept. 19, 1929, to Jasper L. Krumsiek and Lucy J. (Honeycutt) Krumsiek in the community of Lafayette, south of Stigler, where she was born, grew up, attended school, church, married Willie, built their home, created their ranch and raised their family, all in a two-mile radius. Lonnie and Pam were born on the ranch.
Growing up, Lucille was able to stay in school long enough to get an eighth grade education, before having to quit and work at home with her family to be able to survive the hardships of that generation. Lucille told stories of when she was a young girl of picking cotton, growing their own food and trips to town about once a week in a wagon and using a rock or piece of iron, heated and wrapped in a cotton sack to keep their feet warm during the long trip.
Lucille married Willie Peevyhouse on Oct. 30, 1947. Willie passed away Aug. 1, 2017, just short of their 70th wedding anniversary last year. They have three children, Lonnie Dale, Pamela Diane and Jeffrey Allen. Jeff passed away May 16, 2017.
Willie and Lucille were long time cattle ranch/farm owners in Haskell County, both also working other jobs. Early in their marriage, Lucille worked at the Canning Company in Stigler for several years before deciding to stay home and run the family business and raise their children. She was a self-made entrepreneur and could buy and sell anything. She babysat her grandchildren and all of them know the “woohoo” call means come now! She worked as a home health provider for DHS. She loved watching her grandchildren play T-ball in early years. She was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary Post #4446.
Lucille loved their farm and was devoted to raising fruits and vegetables in her half-acre garden and extra truck patch garden in the pasture for potatoes. Lucille didn’t drive much and was chauffeured all over Haskell County by Willie, delivering garden produce to neighbors and friends and, later, kids, grandkids and anyone who they knew in need. Lucille loved her ducks, geese, chickens, guineas, cats and her Boston terrier bulldogs, often conning Willie into helping her take care of them and, you guessed it, delivering and selling those eggs.
Lucille was a friendly person and had lots of friends, but honestly never met a stranger she couldn’t talk to. She was a businesswoman, generous to her family and always looking for the next good deal. Her hobby was her yard and growing beautiful flowers, of which she also had Willie dig up and share with friends and neighbors and, yes, he got to help her deliver them.
Lucille was a hard worker and a tough money manager and taught her children and grandchildren to be the same. She led by example, always willing to share her knowledge and she loved providing for those she loved. Lucille’s children and grandchildren are the products of the strength of this woman, taught to endure to the end, work hard at what makes you happy, share with others, be a good person, be who you are even when no one is looking, always protect the family name and always wear your best clothes to town and to church. No matter how mad you are at your husband, still make him lunch, be his helper whether he wants you to or not, never give up, talk to yourself, because sometimes you need expert advice.
Lucille loved to cook and was a great cook. Willie and Lucille never let anyone leave their home hungry. She prepared 10 course meals, not sandwiches or short cut meals, but from scratch and there were always leftovers waiting in the oven so she could throw a meal together in a few minutes while Willie was convincing the guests that “Lucille already has it cooked and ready to eat, let’s sit down and visit.” They both were children during a time that food was important as it was not plentiful. Willie and Lucille not only grew their own food, but Lucille froze it, canned it, pickled it, always storing and preparing for harder times. They had salted and cured meat in the old days and stored/hung in the red building and in later years, two big freezers and a cellar that was always full. They killed their own hogs and beef and rendered their own lard, plucked their own chickens and had fish in the pond waiting to be caught. They lived a simple life, a good life by the sweat off their brow and never wasted nothing but gasoline delivering what they couldn’t use to others.
Lucille was a member of the Lafayette Free Will Baptist Church. In her 88 years, she had a large family. She was a loyal wife, great friend, mother, sister, sister-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt and cousin.
Survivors include one son, Lonnie Peevyhouse and wife, Katina, of Stigler; one daughter, Pamela Peevyhouse McDaniel and husband, Benny, of Lequire; Jeff’s fiancé, Kirstie Unti; one sister, Beatrice Pugh of Lequire; three brothers, Earl Krumsiek and wife, Pauline, of Tulsa, JR Krumsiek and wife, Frieda, of Coweta, Joe Pat Krumsiek and wife, Carol, of Coweta; three brothers-in-law and seven sisters-in-law, Bufford and special sister-in-law, Jeanie Peevyhouse of Hutchinson, Kan., Huston and Virginia Peevyhouse of Stigler, James and Wanda Peevyhouse of Horton, Kan., Lula Pearson of Stigler, Anna Lou Pugh of Kinta, Lennie Stubblefield of Stigler and Wanda Faye Hall of Bakersfield, Calif.; grandchildren, Julie Zwirtz and Robin of Oklahoma, Sherrie Hamilton and Warren of Stigler, Kimberly Apple and David of Stigler, Holly Wood of Stigler, Loretta Childers and Kyle of Bethel, Travis Peevyhouse and Danielle of Seminole, Dusty McDaniel and Susan of Lequire, Shelby Offineer and Ryan of Muldrow, Brandon McDaniel and Sabrina of Poteau, Ariana Eakle of Independence, Mo., Alizabeth Eakle of Enterprise and Adeline Eakle of Enterprise; great-grandchildren, Xavier and wife, Hannah, Jerrod and wife, Rainy, Mikayla and husband, Collyn, Dylan and wife, Hallie, Alexander, Julian, Lucien, Lola, Maxim, Ivory, Gaius, Callie, Wyatt, Valynn, Haele, Faith, Blair, Riley, Jaxon, Kole, Kaydence, Britni, Michael, Cora, Chloe, Benjamin and Maverick to be born in March; great-great-grandchildren, Jace, Brantly, Macey and Madilyn; many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by her husband and her son; parents, Jasper and Lucy Krumsiek; in-laws, Frank and Lillie (Reid) Peevyhouse; two brothers-in-law, Robert Peevyhouse and Beatrice (Pebble), Melvin Peevyhouse and Dovie; two sisters-in-law, Julia Carlile and Sam, Myrtle Bowen and Otis; brothers-in-law, John Pugh, Jimmy Stubblefield, Author Pearson, Paul Hall, Kenneth Pugh; sisters-in-law, Lillian Peevyhouse, Lillie Peevyhouse.
Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 5, 2018, at Mallory Chapel in Stigler with Virgil Cantrell and Shelby Offineer officiating. Burial followed at Sans Bois Cemetery in Kinta.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Brandon McDaniel, Dusty McDaniel and Travis Peevyhouse and grandsons-in-law, Robin Zwirtz, Warren Hamilton, David Apple, Kyle Childers and Ryan Offineer.
Honorary pallbearers were Bufford Peevyhouse, Benny McDaniel, Joe Pat Krumsiek, Earl Gene Krumsiel, J.R. Krumsiek and Stigler VFW Post #4446.
Viewing was Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with family visitation 2 to 4 p.m.
Very special thanks to Haskell County Nursing Center employees and staff, Dr. Thomas Conklin and the Haskell County Community Hospital employees and staff, San Bois Hospice and Mallory-Martin Funeral Home employees.
Services entrusted to Mallory-Martin Funeral Home of Stigler.