Ellen Susan Peppers' Obituary
Ellen Susan Workman Peppers (affectionately known as Susie), passed away, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. She was born May 21,1953 in Stuttgart, West Germany.
Her parents were Lt. Col. James F. Workman (U.S. Army) and Ellen Clyburn Workman. She was the third of seven daughters. The family moved several times during her childhood, but finally settled in Alexandria, Virginia. During her teen years she participated in the Civil Air Patrol, and upon graduation from Hammond High School in 1971, she entered the United States Air Force and served as a weather observer.
She married her sweetheart Ronald D. Peppers (who was also in the USAF) on February 26,1973. Upon leaving the military, they moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee to attend Tennessee Temple University. She graduated in 1982 with a B.S. in Religious Education.
Ron and Susan had five children together: Rhonda (1974), Josh (1977), Jonathan (1979), Carissa (1983), and Leah (1984.)
For many years she was a loving and devoted mother who stayed at home to raise her children. She also sacrificed five years of her life to become the homebound caregiver for her father who had become bedridden due to a stroke. She then worked at Logos Bookstore in Fredericksburg, Virginia for many years until she retired in 2017.
In her later years, she was able to spend much quality time with her grandchildren and sisters which brought her the greatest joy. She was a woman with a strong faith in the Lord, and had a quiet, humble, gentle, kind, and loving spirit and will be missed tremendously by all who knew her. To know her was to love her.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Faith Baptist Church, 4105 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407. A private burial will be held in Culpeper National Cemetery at a later date.
Rest in peace with our loving Lord sweet angel. Our only comfort is knowing we will see you again in Heaven one glorious day. We love you!
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