Women’s Page Editor Peggy May Dies
I just learned that Northern Florida women’s page editor Peggy May has died.
According to her obituary: For many residents, Peggy is best known for her contributions to the Northwest Florida Daily News over five decades.
She was hired in December 1963 at age 35 as the “society editor” and quickly became the “women’s editor.” From there, she held many jobs at the newspaper, which evolved from the Playground Daily News to the Northwest Florida Daily News during her tenure.
For the last decade of her career, Peggy was a lifestyle writer who focused on food and religion stories.
This was my favorite part of her obituary: “Peggy had a gift for spotting a word that was out of place and was particularly attentive to grammatical errors.
Several days before she died, a nurse told Peggy that she needed to get her “laying in the bed right.”
Even in her weakened state, Peggy caught the error.
“Lying in the bed right,” Peggy said quietly.”
