Peggy was born March 29, 1935, in Halifax County to the late Alma Poarch Allen and Irving Otis Allen.

She attended Roanoke Rapids High School and went on to graduate from the Roanoke Rapids Hospital School of Nursing in 1956.

Mrs. Mann became the Director of Nursing at Halifax Memorial Hospital in 1981 and obtained her Certification in Nursing Administration in 1984. She retired from Halifax Memorial Hospital in 2000 as the Vice President of Nursing Services.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Louis Vivian Mann, Jr.; her daughter, Debbie Pittard and her husband, Randy, of Zebulon; her son, Louis “Pete” Mann, III and his wife, Temple, of Roanoke Rapids; her brother, Garland “Bubba” Allen and his wife, Doris, of Littleton; her brother, Mervin Allen, of Sanford; her brother, James Allen and his wife, Beverly, of Littleton; her brother-in-law, William Mann and his wife, Jerry, of Roanoke Rapids; her sister-in-law, Brenda Daws and her husband, Clint, of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; her grandson, Stephen Mann and his wife, Stephanie, of Nashville, NC; her granddaughter, Meghan Mann, of Raleigh; her grandson, Gregory Pittard, of Raleigh; and her grandson, Eric Pittard, of Knightdale.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 28 at Wrenn, Clarke & Hagan Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 29 at Wrenn, Clarke & Hagan Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids. Interment will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at wrennclarkehagan.com.