Peggy ​​(Smith) Warman Hake was born on 10 August 1935 on a stormy Summer night at her maternal grandparents farm in the Pleasant Hill community of Miller County, Missouri. ​​ ​​She was the oldest child, and only daughter, of Gene Oliver Smith (1914-1980) and Verlie Alberta Wyrick (1914-1998).

She was reared in Iberia, along with one brother, Bill G. Smith (1936-2018), and attended the Iberia schools during her formative years. Peggy graduated from Iberia High School in 1953 having accomplished the title of Homecoming Queen her senior year. She was very active in sports (basketball, softball and baseball) and was a cheerleader during her high school years... this love of sports would remain with her during the course of her life.

 

Peggy married Kenneth H. Warman (son of Rev. George and Lattie (Jones) Warman) on January 1, 1955 at the home of her parents in Iberia. Rev. George Warman of Dixon, Missouri conduct​​ed the marital ceremony. Kenneth Warman passed away 1 May 1986 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. He was interred in the Highland Park Cemetery in Wyandotte County. From this wedded union, five children were born: 
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​[1]  Kevin D. Warman [b. 1955 d. 1955]
​[2]  Kathy D. Warman [b. 1957] m. 1) Richard Kemp 2) Robert Smith 
​[3]  Kerry D. Warman [b. 1958] m. Tina Baston
[4]​  Kelly D. Warman [b. 1960] m. 1) Ray Stallings  2) Dennis Sanders 
[​5]  Kirk D. Warman [b. 1962] m. Twyla Luttrell

During the course of her lifetime she mainly worked in the financial sector and later worked her way up the corporate ladder of banking becoming the first female Vice-President of Indian Spring Bank in Kansas City, Kansas. Mrs. Hake left the Kansas City area in 1978 and returned to Miller County and, shortly after this, became very active in politics. Peggy (Smith) Hake was the first woman elected as a county judge/commissioner in the history of Miller County. She served two-terms as county judge/commissioner.

In 1981, Peggy was wed to Ambrose H. Hake​​. For nearly 30 years, the Hakes' resided on their "Whispering Hills" farm southwest of St. Elizabeth - where her Boyd ancestors had homesteaded the land in the 19th century. From this union, Peggy acquired four step-children:

[1]​​  William C. Hake [b. 1954] m. 1) Karen Luttrell 2) Sue Hoffman 3) Jennie Luttrell
[2]  ​Rebecca D. Hake [b. 1957] m. 1) Rick Plemmons 2) Joel Perkins
[3] ​ Donald R. Hake [b. 1966] m. Lisa Harrison
[4]  David Hake [b. 1971] - never married

​​Ambrose passed away on 10 August 2009 in St. Elizabeth, Missouri and was buried at Iberia Cemetery.

After God, Peggy's first love was her family; her second love was attributed to ​​her historical research and genealogical studies of her beloved Miller County. She is credited with recording the histories of various families, county history and county events over a 35 year period. She attained recognition for her contributions to the Miller County Historical Society and Museum in 2011.
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Peggy's life was not only an interesting trip through time-past, but an exciting historical endeavor that she never tired from​​. Peggy (Smith) Warman Hake departed this life on 25 June 2013, leaving her descendants to carry on her lineage. She was buried in the Iberia Cemetery, next to her second husband, Ambrose Hake, on a cloudy, rainy Summer day....

​Peggy's Descendants:

Five (5) children; Four (4) step-children​​​​ (listed in the article above).
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Eight (8) grandchildren..... Alicia (Stallings) Eddings; Amanda Stallings; Kyle Warman; Kandra Warman; Ray Stallings II; Keidra (Warman) Phelps; Krystal Warman; and, Keisha (Warman) Lathrop Scheulen.
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Three (3) step-grandchildren.... Melissa (Hake) Barrenger; Cayce (Plemmons) Luce; and Joshua Smith.

​​Twelve (12) great-grandchildren.... Bruce McGhee, Emoni Prenger, Christopher Simms, Hailey Phelps, Kira Harrelson, Alyssa Prenger, MaKalia Scott, Aneia Stallings, Cianna Lathrop, Chloe Phelps, Iontas Stewart, and Tyler Robinett.

 

Seven (7) step-great​​-grandchildren... Dylan Barrenger, Madison McKinnon, Chase Phelps, Chase Beardslee, Jude Smith, Dahlia Eddings, Nova Eddings.
 

With Peggy (Smith) Warman Hake having so many descendants (not counting the many in-laws), is it any wonder that we had to rent the​ VFW Hall in Iberia and, later, the Lions Club in Brumley, for our Christmas gatherings!!  

​Note: Five (5) great-grandsons and one (1) step-great-granddaughter were born after Peggy's passing... Ray Stallings III (2013), Eli Stewart (2013), Shem Stallings (2014), Lucy Smith (2016), Knox Warman (2017), and Isaac Stewart (2018).

Note: Three (3) great-great-grandchildren was born after Peggy's passing … Xiamara McGhee (2019), Emilio McGhee (2022), and Camilla McGhee (2023).

Rest In Peace, Moma....​​

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