Peggy Willoughby Caulder Somers, 66, of Apex died Saturday, July 16th at Wake Med in Cary, North Carolina after a ten year battle with breast cancer. She was born May 1, 1945 in Lumberton, North Carolina to Viola West Willoughby and Charlie Willoughby. She lived in Lumberton, Fayetteville, Apex and Marina del Rey, California.

She graduated from UNC Pembroke with a degree in elementary education and later achieved a master\\chr(39)s degree in education. She was employed as a teacher in Robeson County and Cumberland County for over thirty years. She touched countless lives through her work as a teacher and the courage and faith she displayed throughout her illness. She always had a smile on her face and a sparkle in her eye, even in her last days. When asked how she was doing, she always responded, ??I am blessed?. She was loved and respected by everyone who knew her and will be remembered as a great mother, grandmother, teacher and woman of faith.

She is survived by: two children, Jacquelyn Caulder and Jonathan Caulder of Apex; granddaughter Alexis Parker of Lumberton; three sisters, Olga Byrd of Fayetteville, Reba Taylor of Deland, Florida and Ruth Smith of Lumberton; three brothers, Robert Willoughby of Lumberton, Alton Willoughby of Lumberton and Baker Willoughby of Lumberton; husband, Bruce Somers of Apex, and a large extended family and group of friends who loved her dearly.

Funeral services will be held at Trinity Holiness Church in Lumberton at 2 pm on Saturday, July 23rd with burial following at West Family Cemetery on Old Whiteville Road in Lumberton.

There will also be a memorial service at Capital Church in Garner on Sunday July 24th, following the morning service.

Visitation will be Friday, July 22nd from 7-9 pm at Floyd\\chr(39)s Mortuary in Lumberton. She will forever be missed and her memory will continue to inspire everyone who knew her.