Peggy O'Briant

WHITAKERS – Mrs. Peggy Armstrong Cooper O’Briant, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. She was born February 21, 1939, to the late Robert B. and Sallie L. Armstrong. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Donald O’Briant; sisters, Margret Little, Jean Proctor, Doris Tisdale, Emma Hall; brother, Robert Lee Armstrong; and granddaughter, Ashlyn Michelle Cooper.

Peggy is survived by her two son Tony Ray Cooper (Carol) of Battleboro; Rodney Craig Cooper (Carolyn) of Greeneville, TN; grandchild, Tonya Marie Cooper of Rocky Mount, NC, great-grandchildren, Jackson Cooper Clark, Madisyn Cooper, Jesse Maurer, and Mason Morris; sisters, Alice Bulluck, Frances Taylor.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Chapel of Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 661 English Road Rocky Mount, NC 27804. A visitation will be held from 6:00 PM until 6:45 PM prior to the service in the Chapel of Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Burial will be private.

Flowers are welcome.

Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.  You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.