Would You Like to Share Your Old Family Photos?

Would you like to share your old family photos? Randy McIntosh has volunteered to scan your old photos so they can be shared electronically. He asks that you bring them to the reunion, he'll take them home and scan them, then return the originals plus an electronic copy to you.

In an email to me, Randy McIntosh wrote: I was wondering if people might bring some of their old family pictures (reunions and just old photos in general) to the reunion and I could scan them (at home) and send them back. That way we could get pictures on disk to people who had computers.

Randy has done a great job capturing family memories with his camera and he has scanned hundreds of old family photos.

Did you know that - if you have old negatives but don't have the photo, the negatives can be scanned and converted to a viewable photo electronically? This photo of Edna Peters (my grandmother, and wife of Roy Peters), Connie Theresa Miller (my aunt), Elizabeth Peters (my aunt) and Fay Peters (my mother) was scanned from a negative by Cindy (Miller) Richmond (daughter of Lee Roy Miller and granddaughter of Connie T. Miller).

How Many Can You Name?

The following request/question came in from Elizabeth (Peters) Pennington, daughter of Roy and Edna Peters and granddaughter of W.C. Peters.

"I would like to know about the picture of our grandfather. You can see part of a lady in the photo. Do you have the whole picture? Who is it and what was the occasion?"

How many of the people in the photo can you identify? (Click on the photo to enlange it to full screen then click on "Back" to come back to this page.) Do you know what the occasion was? Click on the "Comments" button below and let us know. Your comments are valued. Thanks to Randy McIntosh for providing the photo. I think he scanned it from the original, and I think Aunt Ruby has the original. If you have old family photo's you would like to share, please email them to me at mdunwurkin@yahoo.com

SURPRISE Birthday Party for Aunt Ruby Proffit

The following was received from Mary Ellen Sturbaum, daughter of Ruby Proffit.

We're having a SURPRISE 90th Birthday Party for mother (Aunt Ruby) on Friday, June 23, 2006. The party will be held at The Italian American Hall, Forest Lake Drive, Fairfield, Ohio from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. All are welcome young and old.

No gifts PLEASE. Cards with special notes would be wonderful. Her kids and grandchildren would enjoy special memories from her family they could share about her childhood. Or stories about early years of marriage with our father. Please RSVP Mary Ellen at Marysturbaum@wmconnect.com "

Remember, this is a SURPRISE birthday party, so don't say anything to Aunt Ruby about it. Aunt Ruby is the lady at the well (on the right) in this photo. Do you know the name of the other lady in the photo?

Can You Identify These People?

Can you identify the people in this photo? Hint: Three of their maiden names were Peters. Two of the ladies were not members of the Peters family but were good friends of the family. The photo is at least 61 years old.

Thanks to Cindy (Miller) Richmond for sending in this photo. Cindy is the granddaughter of Connie Theresa Miller (daughter of Roy Peters and granddaughter of W.C. Peters).

Do you have old family photos that you would like to share on this web site? If you do, please email them to me at mdunwurkin@yahoo.com.

Interesting Family History From Willa Benge

The following article was received from Willa Benge. Aunt Grace (Willa's mother) is in the photo on the left; however, I'm not sure which one she is. The only person I can identify for sure is my grandfather, Roy P. Peters (wearing the tie). If you can identify any of the other people in this photo, please let me know by clicking on the "comments" button below. Thanks, Mark

I'm Willa Benge, not really a Peters, but my brothers are, so that makes me a Peters, right?

My Mother, Grace Davis, married Billy Peters when she was 18. It seemed like an unlikely union since he was older and had already lost two wives, and he had children who was older than she! Back then, marriage could be a matter of convenience. Billy was established in the community, and Mother was from a family of 12 kids, and looking for a way out. But somehow their union clicked! I've always thought Mother really loved Billy Peters. He taught her so much more than she learned in school. She loved learning, and he loved teaching.

Together, they had three sons, William Brock, Ernest Christopher, and Armon Edsel--my brothers.

WW2 was raging in 1941(?) when Billy died. Billy was Tax Commissioner (an elected position who's job is to assess the value of property for taxes). Mother was appointed to fill his unexpired term, and went on to be elected.

In comes my father, George Roberts, a suave, debonair Clay Countian, who courted Mother unrelentlessly. He won her heart purely on ingenuity and tenacity.

Mother finally succumed to to his wooing, and they married on 9-29-43. I was born 9 months and 10 minutes later on July 17, 1944.

Family News from Phil, Bertha, Mollye, Marcy, Sandra and Heather Peters

Mollye will attend Butler Univ. this fall majoring in French /International Management (business).

Sandra is in the International Baccalaurate program at Lincoln Park HS and has just returned from Illinois State Science Symposium, representing our area. Last week she competed in the State History Fair, taking first and she will go on to Nationals in June.

Marcy is interviewing for an internship at Lincoln Park Zoo.

Heather earned her degree and her first salaried job as web designer for Valparaiso University...their web site is her work.

Bertha is still toiling away at Lettuce Entertain You as corporate payroll manager (restaurant chain).

Phil is dealing with estate matters and continuing the JRWI businesses. We look forward to seeing everyone this reunion and wish health and good fortune for all. Best wishes...

FYI Phil is son of Del and Ruth Peters, grandson of George and Edna Peters and great-grandson of WC Peters.

Family News Update From Charles Peters

• Dean Lanter was married to Nicole Richter on June 26, 2005. Dean is the son of Jackie Lanter and grandson of Don and Esther Holler.
• Carter Anthony King was born February 16, 2006 to Mike and Jodi King. Carter is the grandson of Vivian and Mike Gorsuch and the great grandson of Roy and Lois Peters.
• Seth Elliot Doughman was born February 12, 2006 to Ashley and Seth Doughman. Baby Seth is the great grandson of Loretta Hill and the great great grandson of Ruby Profitt (Ruby’s family is now five generations strong).
• Macy Rhea Hedrick was born June 3, 2005 to Les and Lee Ellen Hedrick. Macy is the granddaughter of Charles and Anita Peters.
• Aunt Ruby Profitt will be 90 years young on July 27, 2006. Happy Birthday Aunt Ruby.
• Aaron Lester returned home in January 2006 after a tour in Iraq. Aaron is the son of Charles and Anita Peters.
• William and Charlotte Peters celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 7.
• Jeffrey Baron has been serving aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific. Jeffrey is the grandson of William and Charlotte Peters.
• 2005 Family Reunion Horseshoe Pitch Champions: Barry Peters and James Bishop.
• Connie Theresa Miller passed away on October 30, 2005 (2/10/1923 - 10/30/2005). Theresa was the wife of the late John Lee Miller, daughter of the late Ida Pennington and Roy P. Peters and step-daughter of the late Edna Peters. She is survived by sons Lee Roy Miller, Wayne Miller, and Johnny Miller, her brothers and sisters: Claude, Faye, Roy Jr, Catherine, James, John, Charles, and Elizabeth; Grandchildren: Earl Miller, Cheryl Miller, and Cindy Richmond, Molly Miller and ten great grandchildren.
  

The above family news represents all the information that I have received from the family as of May 4, 2006. Charles Peters

News: Aunt Ruby Announces New Great Great Grandson

Aunt Ruby's family is five generations stong after the birth of Seth Elliot Doughman on February 12, 2006 to Ashley and Seth Doughman. Seth is the great grandson of Loretta Hill and the great great grandson of Ruby Profitt.

(Sent in by Charles Peters)

News: Roy and Lois Peters' new great grandson, William and Charlotte Peters' 60th wedding anniversary, and information about 2006 Family Reunion

Carter Anthony King was born February 16, 2006 to Mike and Jodi King. Carter is the grandson of Vivian and Mike Gorsuch and the great grandson of Roy and Lois Peters.

William and Charlotte Peters celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 7th. Their grandson Jeffrey Baron is aboard the USS Ronald Reagan somewhere in the Pacific.

This year's W.C. Peters Family Reunion will be on June 25, 2006 at Sweet Hollow Resort. We will once again make the Reunion a true pot luck picnic. Bring meats, vegetables, deserts, or just whatever you enjoy and would like to share with your Peters family on what we hope to be a beautiful Sunday with lots of family fellowship.

(Sent in by Charles Peters)