Maggie Mae (Peggy) Gable April 25, 1917 - Sept. 8, 2006 story updated September 09. 2006 11:04PM Services have been set for Maggie Mae (Peggy) Gable, 89, of Monroe, who died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Medilodge of Monroe, where she had been since March, 2005. She had been in poor health for five years. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Bacarella Funeral Home, where funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Margaret Passenger of East Raisinville United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Born April 25, 1917, in Fork Ridge, Tenn., she was the daughter of John and Minerva (Herrell) Woodward. She moved to Monroe from Tazewell, Tenn., in the late 1940s. She married Otis Buttery. She then married Melvin C. Gable in 1960 in Monroe. He died Aug. 9, 1977. She attended Wallin's Creek School in Kentucky and took adult education classes in Monroe. She worked as a cosmetologist for Cunningham Drugs for 16 years and was a clerk for Thornton's Drug Store for 13 years, both in Monroe. She retired in 1980. At one time, she attended Stewart Road Christian Ministries Center and Redeemer Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling, playing cards, bowling, quilting, gardening and reading. Surviving are a son, Robert E. (Mary Lou) Buttery of Pentwater; three daughters, Alice E. Farmer and Barbara G. Osgood, both of Monroe, and Betty J. (James) Rykard of Fort Wayne, Ind.; a stepson, Mark Gable of Troy, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Debbie Quinn of Monroe; two brothers, Thomas of Cocoa, Fla., and Wade B. of Tazewell, Tenn.; two sisters, Hazel Carter of Tazewell, Tenn., and Reva Smith of Cocoa, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Edward, and two sisters, Virginia Coldiron and Bessie Rice. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army or the Monroe Cancer Connection. Condolences may be made online at www.bacarellafuneralhome.com.