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

Fay (Peters) Lunsford in Hospital

Update: November 28...

Fay (Peters) Lunsford was released from the hospital on Saturday. She has been improving but is still very weak.

Mark

Fay (Peters) Lunsford will be spending Thanksgiving in St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She was hospitalized in Russell Springs, KY on November 20 (while attempting to travel to Corbin) with all the symptoms of a heart attack. She had previously, in early November had two cardiac stynts installed.

She spent three days in the hospital at Russell Springs and had several "episodes" per day. She was transferred to St. Thomas Hospital by helicopter on Tuesday night. They've concluded that her "episodes" were the result of being prescribed the wrong Diabetes medication along with inadequate follow-up after beginning the new medication. She has also lost quite a bit of blood as a result of a "G.I. bleed." She was hoping to be released today (Thanksgiving); however, her blood count is too low.

If you would like to send her a card, her home address is:
Fay Lunsford
107 W Regent Dr.
Clarksville, TN 37043-5450

Mark

Hazel Peters

The following message is from Charles Peters:

Sad news for the Peters Family.

Hazel Peters, wife of Claude Peters, passed away early this morning (approx 2:00 a.m.). Hazel had battled a long time illness that turned to the worse a couple days ago. Keep Claude and Hazel's family in your prayers.

Charley

Services for Hazel Peters, wife of Claude Peters

Saturday November 20
Immediate Family 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Visitation 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Funeral Service 3:00 p.m.

Corbin Funeral Home
1382 W Cumberland Gap Parkway
Corbin KY
606-523-9300
Note: Cumberland Gap Pky and U.S. 25 E are the same highway if you look them up on the Internet for travel directions or you can find info about the Funeral Home on Corbin Funeral Home Web site

Roy Peters, Jr. Photos and Memorial Video

Charles, Roy Peters, Sr., Claude,

Roy Peters, Jr., James, John

May 29, 1950

The following is a link to photos of Roy Peters, Jr.

http://eLightPhoto.zenfolio.com/roypetersjr

The password is "Pleasant" (Roy's middle name). To download photos, open the photo by clicking on it. Roll your mouse over the open image to open the menu on the left. Select either "download original" or "download all."

The following is a link to a memorial video produced by Randy McIntosh. The password is "Pleasant"

http://vimeo.com/15204062

Roy P. Peters Jr.

Following is the obituary for Roy Peters, Jr. This is from the website of the Brown-Dawson Funeral Home. You may leave messages on the Brown-Dawson website at:
http://www.browndawson.com/main/index.php?action=viewobit&oid=1466

Roy P. Peters Jr., age 76 of Seven Mile passed away at Ft. Hamilton Hospital on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 6:48 AM. He was born in Lily, Kentucky on March 6, 1934 the son of Roy P. Sr. and Edna (Scalf) Peters. Roy was employed in security at AK Steel for 30 years, retiring in 1995; he was also police chief of Seven Mile for 24 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of Lily Baptist Church and Knights of Pythias, and was a Kentucky Colonel. On November 25, 1953 in Laurel County, Kentucky he married Lois Sasser.

He is survived by his wife, Lois Peters of Seven Mile; three children, Vivian (Michael) Gorsuch of Seven Mile, Melinda (Randy) McIntosh of West Chester, and Roy P. (Susan) Peters III of Lone Star, Texas; four brothers, Claude (Hazel) Peters of Cincinnati, James (Jackie) Peters of Corbin, Kentucky, John (Sandy) Peters of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Charles (Anita) Peters of Monticello, Kentucky; three sisters, Fay Reed of Clarksville, Tennessee, Catherine Goodin, and Elizabeth (Ronnie) Pennington, both of London, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Missi (Daaron) Wilson, Jodi (Mike) King, Whitney Peters, Tami (Heath) Coleman, and Julee (Jude) Adkins; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Theresa Miller.

Memorial service will be held at the Brown-Dawson Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Avenue, on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM. A memorial gathering will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, September 19 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Association.

Roy Peters, Jr.

We are all greatly saddened by the passing of Roy Peters, Jr. this morning. You may have already gotten this news from Charles Peters if you're on his distribution list. For those of you who are not on Charles Peters' email distribution list, here are the details from Charles:

From Charles Peters:


Information that I have concerning the Funeral arrangements for Roy Jr.

Brown Dawson Funeral Home
1350 Millville Ave
Hamilton OH
513-895-5412

Sunday Sept 19 (not this weekend, but next)
12:30 p.m. for family
1:00 p.m. to 3 :00 p. m. for visitation
3:00 p.m. to ------- a short service

The Obit has not been posted to Brown Dawson's web at this point.
You might want to check the web site later or call the Funeral Home for more info. It will be in the Hamilton Journal on Sunday.

In lieu of flowers it is suggested that you give to the American Heart Association or a Diabetes charity organization. The funeral home said that they would just discard the flowers or family members would take them home.

Roy Jr had made his own arrangements and wishes for Cremation.

If you plan to attend the funeral and would like to say a few words, write a Eulogy, or post a comment on a comment board at the funeral home, the family will appreciate it. If you can't attend and would like to send a note to the funeral home, that would be good also. The family will appreciate your memories of Roy Jr.

I will be away from email for the next several days.
Please keep the family in your prayers

Charles

Lee Roy Miller

Lee Roy Miller is in the hospital with pneumonia. The following message was received from Elizabeth Pennington.

Your prayers, cards and phone calls will be appreciated and helpful.

Hey and good afternoon,

I just got a chat message from Cheryl, LeeRoy's daughter, she says LeeRoy is in the Deaconess
hospital in Evansville with pneumonia. He has had a rough 4 or 5 day but is sounding some better they are waiting on the Dr. to give them an update.

She gave me this phone # in case anyone would want to call him: 812-450-5123

I though I had Mark's email but don't so if you will pass this on, if he has time to put it on
the family web then maybe LeeRoy will receive prayer.

I go in the morning to have consultation with the Dr. about exercise and to turn my blood pressure readings in. They had me to do a chart for the week reading the pressure twice a day.

Info on Lowell Peters from his daughter, Debbie

Passing on some information I received in an email from Debbie Huffine, the youngest daughter of Lowell Peters. Lowell passed away on February 9, 2010. I think Charles Peters sent out an email at the time of Lowell's death with a link to his obituary. In case you didn't get to view his obituary, here is the link from Debbie:

http://timessentinel.com/obituaries/x626761581/Lowell-A-Peters-of-Carmel

Lowell was the son of George Burton Peters, and the grandson of W.C. Peters. He had a history of diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. His death was the result of Vascular Dimentia. Debbie has put some information about Vascular Dimentia on the website "Prezi.com" The link to her prezi is http://prezi.com/bx1idmupj1_p/edit/#4

It's a good idea to share our family health history as it can be helpful in diagnosing health problems with other family members. So our thanks go out to Debbie for sharing the information on her dad.

Mark

Aunt Charlotte Peters

Aunt Charlotte Peters, wife of Uncle William Peters passed away on Thursday evening at 9:05 p.m. The following is from the Burns Funeral Home in Hobart, Indiana where her services will be held:

Charlotte M. Peters

May 25, 1924 - October 22, 2009

Birth Place: Lily, KY Resided In: Fremont, IN Visitation: October 26, 2009 Services: October 27, 2009 Cemetery: Graceland Cemetery

Charlotte M. Peters, age 85, of Fremont, OH, formerly of Hobart, passed away on October 22, 2009. She was a devout member of the First Baptist Church of Hobart since 1947, where she taught Sunday School and was involved with the Pioneer Girls. She was also a Cub Scout Den Mother and A Brownie and Girl Scout Leader. Charlotte was preceded in death by 3 sisters. She is survived by her loving husband – William B. Peters and Fremont, OH; son – Dr. Ralph (Lori) Peters of Fremont, OH; daughter – Charlene (Michael) Baron of Bedford, TX; 6 grandchildren, 4 great granddaughters and 2 great grandsons; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 1:00 P.M. at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7^th Street, Hobart. Rev. G. C. Martin officiating. Interment Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso. Friends are invited to meet with the family on Monday from 4 – 8 p.m. at the funeral home. www.burnsfuneral.com.

For more information, here's the link to the funeral home:
http://www.burnsfuneral.com/

Mark

James Peters and Mary Lou Parsons

James Peters is home from the hospital sporting a brand-new pacemaker. It sounds like everything went well, and James is grateful to all of you for remembering him in your prayers. Now it would be a good idea to give thanks to God for answering our prayers.

Also, this is from Mary Lou Parsons:

I am beginning to search for the answer to my weakness and shortness of breath. Will be undergoing lung scan and dopplers in the next 10 days, specifically the 10th of Sept. Pray that they find an answer. This grams needs energy to keep up with my !"even dozen" great grands from age 9 to 4 months. /Thanks, ML

Roy Peters, Jr. and James Peters

Roy Peters, Jr. is home from the hospital and back on home cooking. Thanks for all your prayers.

Also, he's now on Facebook! Lots of family members are on Facebook. If you're not on it, you should give it a try. It's a good way to keep in touch with family.

James Peters is going to the Corbin hospital tomorrow (outpatient) to have his pacemaker replaced. Please keep him in your prayers.

Mark

Roy Peters, Jr. in the Hospital

Spoke with Randy McIntosh about 8:30 this evening. Uncle Roy had eaten two trays of food (one tray being Jello, and one something a little more substantial), and was doing well.

I spoke with Randy McIntosh approximately 5:30 this afternoon. Uncle Roy had just come out of surgery. They found two blockages in the same artery. One at 90%, and the other at 65%. They installed two stints and he's now in recovery.


This update from Missi approximately 11:00 this morning:
Missi Le Force Wilson ok. So they are going to do a heart catheter this morning on Grandpa. They will know more when they get in there, maybe angioplasty or a stint. They will do it within the hour. I'll update soon....

Roy Peters, Jr. was taken to the hospital yesterday suffering from chest pains. Here's an update from Missi:

Missi Le Force Wilson
Grandpa did have a heart attack. His cardiologist is coming in the morning. Then he will decide what to do from there. Possibly a heart catheterization,to see if they need to do an open heart. Not sure yet. Thanks for all the prayers! Grandpa loves hearing from the family!

Here's Missi's message from Saturday night:

Missi Le Force Wilson
is home from the hospital for now, we had to take my Grandpa to the Atrium hospital today for chest pains. They admitted him. Just got Nanna home and settled in, Grandpa wouldn't let her stay. The morphine is working, he's smiling at least!... Gotta be back at 7 am.I'll have my cell with me, so you can send messages to him on here, he'll get them!!

Ashley Taylor Wins the Congress-Bundestag Scholarship

Ashley Taylor, daughter of Cindy Miller, grandaughter of Lee Roy Miller, and great-grandaughter of the late Theresa (Peters) Miller has been awarded the Congress-Bundestag scholarship. Congratulations Ashley. Your family is proud of you!

The following information is from the program website:

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program is jointly funded by the German Bundestagand and the U.S. Congress, through the U.S. Department of State.

Applications were evaluated based on:
* Evidence of the personal qualities essential for adjustment to another culture, such as flexibility, curiosity, open-mindedness, sense of humor and tolerance for failure

* Written and oral communication skills

* Motivation for a cross-cultural experience

* Academic merit

Recipients of the Congress-Bundestag Scholarship will participate in a full-year program which includes the following:
* International airfare to and from Germany (departing from Washington D.C.)
* Pre-Departure orientation in the US May/June.
* Month-long language camp in Germany
* Mid-Year meeting in Cologne, Germany
* Host family stay in Germany
* Meals and lodging for duration of program
* All required program travel while in Germany
* Schooling/classes while in Germany
* Medical Insurance
* End of Year/Re-Entry Meeting in Berlin
* End of the Year/Re-entry Meeting in Washington, DC