Our much-loved Peggy left her earthly home, a little before sunrise, in Genola, Utah, on July 25, 2022 just days before her birthday. She was born in Payson, Utah, July 29, 1952, to Dale Henry Black and Geraldine Earley Black, the oldest of their three children.

Peggy attended school in Payson graduating from Payson High School with the Class of 1970. She was a member of the Payson High School marching band. She played the drums and her group marched in many parades in Utah County to Salt Lake City, in every kind of weather. She furthered her band experience by playing the drum for Payson’s Concerts in the Park.

She married the love of her life, Ervil L. Ewell in Payson, Utah on April 14, 1972. They raised four children: Holly, Desire’e, Coy, and Christopher in Genola, Utah.

Before her marriage, Peggy worked as a waitress. Then, in addition to her first priority of wife and mother, Peggy worked in quality control at Mountainland Apples in Santaquin for 13 years.

Peggy enjoyed canning, cooking, and baking, especially with her grandchildren. She also liked doing crafts, oil painting, and playing her guitar (she wrote many of her own songs). Her other hobbies were roller skating and riding horses. She was a member of both the White Lake Riding Club and the Dudes & Dolls Riding Club.

She is a member of The Church of Latter-day Saints and earned her Young Women Personal Progress Award. She liked teaching the Primary children in church.

Peggy is survived by her husband and three of her four children: Desire’e (Michael) Sealy of Sparks, Nevada, Coy (Shantel) Ewell of Richfield, Utah, Christopher “Chris” (Alyson) Ewell of Payson, Utah; mother, Geraldine Black; 10 grandchildren, Jessica, Zachary, Kearsten, McKenzie, Devin, Kyler, Kaiden, Elsie, Khole, and Kaizley; and four great-grandchildren, Casper, Harleigh, Jax, and Cooper. Additionally, she is survived by her brother Jeff (Lisa) Black of Payson, Utah and many nieces, nephews, and extended family. She is preceded in death by her father, Dale Black; daughter, Holly Ewell Jones; grandmother, Violet Bardella Earley; sister, Debra Black; brother-in-law, Thomas Raefell Cox; niece, Malinda Cox; and nephew, Jeremy Cox.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 North Main Street, Genola, Utah. Visitation will be prior from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Also, there will be visitation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2022, at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah 84651.