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Mary Peacock Obituary
Dr. Mary Ellen Peacock passed away unexpectedly last weekend at the age of 73 at her home in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mary Ellen was born in Houma, Louisiana on December 31, 1943 to James and Frances Baskin. She graduated from Terrebonne High School in 1961, and received her BFA at Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas in 1965.
Shortly after college, she married Loverd Peacock, and together they had two children, Michael and James Curry. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in divorce while the family lived in Mobile, Alabama. This prompted Mary Ellen to reassess her life, and pursue a new career. She moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1988 to enroll in the University of Louisville Art Therapy program, where she received her MA in 1990. She discovered a passion for counseling and therapy, and went on to earn her PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Spalding University in 2006.
Mary Ellen touched the lives of others both personally and professionally. She taught art at St. Francis of Assisi, counseled victims of PTSD, worked with the Drug Court program to help people get their lives back on track, helped refugees to start their lives anew, and made an indelible impact on her community.
Mary Ellen was also politically active, both in local and national politics, and was passionate and eloquent in communicating her views. We expect there will be a deafening silence on the editorial page of the Courier-Journal.
She is survived by her two sons and their families and by her two brothers. She was always pleased, appreciative, and incredibly relieved by the choices her sons made in marriage.
Her eldest son, Michael Lawrence Peacock, his wife Tara Scarlett, and their two children Emily (3) and Gunnar (8 months) live in Nashville, Tennessee, while James Curry Peacock and his wife Jamie Dokson live in Atlanta, Georgia with Kyle (3) and Sydney (1).
Her older brother Joe Baskin and his family reside in Texas, and her younger brother John and his family live in Missouri.
She was an amazing, caring and loving woman, a wonderful mother and grandmother, and a dear friend to many. While she will be deeply missed, and her loss has hit our family extremely hard, we have been overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and caring that her passing has prompted.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on November 13, 2016 at Highland Presbyterian Church 1011 Cherokee Road Louisville, Kentucky 40204. Arrangements under the direction of Pearson's.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Kentucky Refugee Ministries 969-B Cherokee Road Louisville, Kentucky 40204
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Crystal Sahner
November 5, 2024
I am forever grateful to Mary Ellen for her work with refugees and for her graciousness in introducing me to her work which I have continued and follow in her footsteps
Crystal Sahner
Jean Bodman
November 5, 2020
Mary Ellen showed such strength and determination throughout her life, and it brings me joy to remember her.
Imran Riaz
September 20, 2019
This morning, I was reading a novel and thought of Mary Ellen and her love of books. She inspired me to read more, and I am grateful to her for this gift.
Judith Marzullo
August 28, 2018
Mary Ellen and I were college roommates at Northeastern University in Tahlequah, Ok in the Summer of 1963. We became immediate friends and I will never forget her friendly smile and lovely Southern accent. I took a bus to Arkansas in 1964 and stayed with her in her dorm for a few days. We lost touch about a year after she got married, but I can tell from her FB page that we would have remained close friends if we had lived near each other. My condolences to her family. I'm sorry it took me so long to find her and am so sad to learn that she is gone.-Judith Marzullo , Tahlequah , OK-8/28/18
Lynn R
September 26, 2017
Wow. I am so saddened to just now learn of this loss via the KPA newsletter. Mary Ellen's background in Art Therapy was incredibly helpful to myself and all of her Spalding Psy.D. classmates. She shared this knowledge willingly and with great enthusiasm, as she did with everything. She helped to make all of us better clinicians. A true loss indeed.
November 28, 2016
We have known Mary Ellen for over 40 years, and we are greatly saddened by this unexpected news. Mary Ellen's love for her sons and their families was so strong, and her delight in them was such a joy. Our most heart-felt condolences to all the family. Jean and Steve Bodman, Colorado Springs
November 16, 2016
Remembering your great love story today and always.
Mary Ellen returned to Houma, LA for her 50th. reunion of the 1961 class of Terrebonne High School!
Darryl & Paulette Pennison
November 16, 2016
Stacey Nelson
November 11, 2016
I am so sorry for this tremendous loss. Mary Ellen was a huge influence on my career. She supervised me as a grad student at St. Francis of Assisi School and gave me my first paying job after graduation at Highland Refugee Ministry. I have fond memories of conversations over tea and her wonderful book recommendations--all different types of books! Her kindness and wisdom will not be forgotten.
Becky Hunger
November 11, 2016
I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. I always admired Mary Ellen's passion for art therapy and found a kindred spirit in her when it came to politics. I didn't run into her often, but I bumped into her several times at the Democratic Headquarters in Louisville during election time. I was always glad to see her and appreciated her calm demeanor and thoughtful comments. She'll be missed by many in the community.
Alice Cash
November 10, 2016
I met Mary Ellen in the early 1990's at the University of Louisville. She was an expressive therapist and I was studying music medicine. We hit it off immediately. When I had back surgery in 1995 she visited me several times and just sat at the bedside and chatted with me for hours. She was a generous and loving person and we at Highland Presbyterian have benefitted from her love and generous spirit. Heaven has a wonderful new angel! We will miss her here on earth!
Kate Keller
November 10, 2016
To Curry and Michael- firstly, I have a commitment in Virginia this coming week and sadly will miss the service for your mom. We go back a long way and I will miss her as will you. I'm so sorry that your mom died so suddenly as it is so hard grasp the loss then. I know you now have lovely families which I got to hear about. You are all in my thoughts and prayers and I'm indeed sorry to miss seeing you. If Bob were still alive he would be joining me in these sentiments. Kate Jenkins Keller
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