Update on Julia's Surgery

The following is from Jodi King's Facebook page:

Update on Julia: she is out of surgery..it was worse than he thought, but he was able to piece it back together...will get to go back and see her soon I hope!!! Thanks to all for the prayers!!!

Update on Julia Jackels

Julia is scheduled for surgery at 2:00 tomorrow (Monday, November 21). Please keep her in your prayers.

Mark

Update on Julia Jackels

Julia is scheduled for surgery at 2:00 tomorrow. Please keep her in your prayers.

Mark

Julia Jackels in Auto Accident

Julia Jackels is in need of your prayers. She was in an auto accident last night and is currently in West Chester Hospital in 7700 University Drive, West Chester, OH 45069 . The following is from Jodi, and is a summary of her injuries:

She has a broken ankle which will require surgery, concussion, keeping her for observation because she was unconscious for a while, and disoriented after they got her in the ambulance...she is in a fair amount of pain, keeping her comfortable with meds...

Julia was a passenger in the car that was involved in the accident. She had to be cut out of the car.

Mark

Announcing: Newest Member of the Family

George and Cheryl Ramirez recently announced the birth of their daughter, Brooklyn!  Brooklyn is the granddaughter of James LeeRoy Miller, and the great-granddaughter of Connie Theresa (Peters) Miller. Welcome to the family, Brooklyn! We look forward to meeting you at the next Peters family reunion...

William Peters

Sorry to once again be bringing sad news. The following was sent in an email from Charles Peters. I'm posting it here in case some of you are not on Charles' list...

William B. Peters, 88, previously of Hobart, IN, passed away peacefully early Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at Valley View Health Care Center, Fremont.

He was born on March 8, 1923 in Lily, Kentucky to William C. & Grace (Davis) Peters. After graduating from Lily High School in 1941, he moved to Gary, IN joining 3 of his older brothers who had moved there to work in the steel mills.

After the start of WWII he joined the U.S. Army and trained at Fort Bliss, TX. He served with the 7th Armored Division and was in 5 major battle campaigns, including Normandy, Northern France, Central Europe, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) and Rhineland. He received the Good Conduct Medal, a Victory Medal with 5 Bronze Stars, a European Theatre Ribbon and an American Theatre Ribbon.

After the war, he married his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte M. Martin on April 7, 1946 and they moved to Hobart, IN. She preceded him in death on Oct. 22, 2001 after 63 ½ years of marriage.
William worked at U.S. Steel, as a milkman for Cloverleaf Dairy, and in retail sales for Montgomery Ward and J.C. Penney. He retired in 1983. He enjoyed traveling to visit family and friends. He attended many family and Army Unit reunions. Bill, as he was known to his friends, also enjoyed baking, gardening and writing poetry. He was active in the Gideon’s and a member of the Kiwanis Club. Bill was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hobart, IN, were he was very active and served in a number of positions. After moving to Fremont, he joined Grace Community Church. His faith as a Christian was absolute and he approached the end of his life with calmness and serenity. He said “My ticket has been paid for, my bags are packed, and the reception committee is waiting for me.”
Surviving are his son, Dr. Ralph (Lori) Peters of Fremont and daughter, Charlene (Michael) Baron of Bedford, TX; six grandchildren, Gretchen Jones, John (Michelle) Peters, Mark Baron, Jeff (Andrea) Baron, Timothy Baron and Cristopher Baron; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Willa (Odell) Benge and numerous nieces and nephews. He was loved by all who knew him, and he will be greatly missed.
Visitation will be on Friday, September 2, 2011 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at the Herman-Kinn-Karlovetz Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 900 North St., Fremont, OH. There will be additional visitation on Tuesday, September 6th at Burns Funeral Home in Hobart, IN from 4-8 p.m. Funeral services will be on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home in Indiana. Pastor Brown will officiate. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Valparaiso, IN with military rites.
Memorial contributions in William’s memory may be made to the Gideon’s or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Update on William Peters

The following was received today from Uncle William...

If you have wondered where I have been, Let me explain.

Last Tuesday the 2nd. I went to the hospitaln for a check up. Well they kept me for two days while they made some test. And what they found was cancer in my liver in several places. Now I am in the nursing home where I was before and where Charlotte was.I go for a c-t scan on Thur. The cancer in my liver is different from the one in my throat so it did not spread from my throat, fact is they don't know where it came from. I don't what action will be taken, But I have Ralph here to manage things so I am in good hands, Charlene is with me also. I get so tired. The address here is

William B. Peters

c/o Valley View Health Care Center

825 June St. Room No. 220

Fremont, OH. 43420

Love William

Prayer for Uncle William Peters

The following news about Uncle William was forwarded to me by Charles Peters who heard from Willa Benge... (Please remember Uncle William in your prayers.)

Forwarded by Charles Peters:

William had a rough time with his last treatment for his throat. They did some tests, and his liver results were way askew. They did a biopsy and found cancer several places on his liver. They don't think it came from his throat cancer, but he is scheduled for a PET scan soon. Anyway, they took him from the hospital back to Valley View Nursing Home. (I think that is the name of the home where he was before.)

Lori and Ralph asked me to let you know so you can inform the others.

Love, Willa

Catherine Fondong

I am sorry to be the bearer of more sad news. (Also sorry for the late notice. I just learned about this.)

Catherine Fondong, wife of Robert Fondong, daughter of Charles and Ruby (Peters) Proffit, granddaughter of W.C. Peters, and sister of Therman Proffit, Shirley O'Connell, Wilma Crank, Mary Ellen Sturbaum and Loretta Hill passed away on August 2 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. The following is her obituary from the Middletown Journal in Middletown, Ohio:

FONDONG, Catherine age 78 of Fairfield passed away at University of Cincinnati Hospital on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 4:45 PM. She was born in Clay County, Kentucky on December 18, 1932 the daughter of Charles and Ruby B. (Peters) Proffit.

Catherine was a member of Fairfield Church of God. In 1951 in Hamilton she married Ray A. Garrett who preceded her in death in 2002 and on August 21, 2004 in Fairfield, she married Robert Fondong.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Fondong of Fairfield; a son, Douglas Garrett and his wife Sharon of Ross; a brother, Therman Proffit and his wife, Alice of Old Town, Florida; four sisters, Shirley O'Connell, Wilma Crank and her husband Norman, both of Melbourne, Florida, Mary Ellen Sturbaum and her husband Stephen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Loretta Hill of Fairfield; and two grandchildren, Brandon Garrett and Bradley Garrett, both of Ross. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral service will be held at the Fairfield Church of God, 6001 Dixie Highway, on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM with Pastor Darryl McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be held at the Brown-Dawson Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Avenue, on Friday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. www.browndawson.com

Addelin Grace Reed

Brandon and Kara Reed (grandson and granddaughter-in-law of Fay Peters) announce the birth of their daughter, Addelin Grace Reed. Addelin Grace entered this world at the weight of 7 pounds, 8.8 ounces. (Sorry, I'm not able to report her exact weight - all they gave me was to within a tenth of an ounce!)

Services for James Lee Roy Miller

The following is from Jim Miller's Facebook page: Arrangements will be as follows: 4-8 on Friday and 10-1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Memorial service to begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alexander Funeral Home-East Chapel, 2115 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN 47714 812-476-1351 If you need hotel services, please call 800-224-4177 and the reference number will be 2683. They have discounted rooms available..

Jim Miller

The following was posted on Jim Miller's Facebook page this afternoon: We lost Jim this A.M. Funeral arrangements pending. Any questions, please contact his daughter Cheryl. Jim was a great-grandson of W.C. Peters. I'll post more information as it becomes available. Mark

Genealogy Tree - Family History

Michael Alvarez, son of Mónica Alvarez, grandson of Faith (de la Pena) Peters, and great-grandson of Otis Peters is working on a project to learn more about our family history. If any of you have a family tree or information that might help Michael to learn more about the Peters family, please contact Mónica Alvarez via email at: monicaalvarez@bellsouth.net

We all owe our thanks to Michael for gathering this information on our family history. Any help you can provide will be appreciated, will help to keep a permanent record of the Peters family, and will help to sustain the close family ties we have had through the years.

Thank you.

Mark

Good News About Uncle William Peters

Received this good news from Uncle William Peters:

Just arrived home after a 84 day absence. I fell and broke my hip on Christmas Eve. Spent 3 days in the hospital and 81 days in a nursing home - the same one that Charlotte was in.

Charlene is here with me and will stay a week or so until I can move around safely.

Good to be home.

Lily Fay Reed Wins Dairy Queen Contest

Lily Fay Reed (daughter of Michael and Constance Reed, granddaughter of Grant Reed, and great-granddaughter of Fay Peters Reed) won the Dairy Queen's "Show Us Your Sweet Cakes Contest!"

With that name and those looks, this may just be the beginning...

Daddy's Little Girl

There's no doubt that Heather Townley (daughter of Grant Reed and granddaughter of Fay Peters Reed) is a "daddy's girl." But be warned - don't do anything to cross her!

Heather

Heather is a member of the Glass City Rollers, the flat track roller derby team from Toledo. She's a blocker and is already gaining a reputation for being a real bruiser. Grant proudly reported that she had two penalties called on her in one game - and you have to be pretty rough to get a penalty called on you in the sport of roller derby!

Heather and Grant

Heather with her husband, Brian

The Glass City Rollers (Heather's the one in the white helmet in the back row.)

The is the way Heather looks when one of her opponents is carried off on a stretcher

Heather with her daughter, Abbie and her son, Caleb

In Memory of Fay Peters Reed

Fay Peters Reed passed away on December 4, 2010. Here is a video in her memory. The resolution is very low. If you would like to see a higher resolution version, click on this link:

In Memory of Fay Peters
http://vimeo.com/18373165