Margaret Marie "Peggy" Adams Rowsam

Chester Mrs. Margaret Marie “Peggy” Adams Rowsam, 80, died Friday, May 7, 2021, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Chester A.R.P. Church with Rev. Clint Davis officiating.Interment will be private.The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 12, in the social hall of Chester A.R.P. Church, 109 Wylie St., Chester, SC. Mrs. Rowsam was born September 27, 1940 in Lowville, New York and was a daughter of the late Christopher Vernon Adams and Gertrude Amelia Bush Adams.She was a graduate of St. Stephens Catholic High School and a Business School in Syracuse, NY.Mrs. Rowsam retired from Chester County School District after 38 years of service.She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chester, SC. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Kenneth Paul Rowsam, Jr.; four children, Debbie Wilson (Jackie) of Chester, Denise Strawbridge (Jerry) of Lake Murray, Shari Tennant (Dave) of Cornelius, NC and Alan Rowsam (Julia) of Chester; six grandchildren, four great grandchildren; one sister, Pat Toth (Bob) of Port Leyden, NY; one brother, Robert Adams (Pat) of Effley Falls, NY; and numerous nieces and nephews.Mrs. Rowsam was preceded in death by a brother, Norbert Adams. Memorials may be made to American Lung Association, 1817 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.