In 1937, Edison H. "Eddie" Peters needed a job and a home while he attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas. He found both when he went to work at Moody Funeral Home in Newton for 50 cents a day and a place to sleep. That job paid his way through school and started him on a lifelong career that eventually took him to Skiatook, where he owned Peters Funeral Home and became a civic leader. Peters, 72, died Wednesday in a Tulsa hospital after a long illness.
A native of Lehigh, Kansas, Peters graduated from Lehigh High School in 1937. He attended college for two years of pre-medical studies while working at the funeral home and serving as YMCA athletic director. Peters graduated in 1940 from William Institute of Mortuary Science in Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked part time for Rex-Art Casket Co. to earn his way through school.
He served in World War II in the Army Air Corps 489th Bomb Group. After his discharge, he returned to Wellington, Kansas. He moved to Skiatook in 1946 to work for W.C. Hubbard at Rogers Funeral Home. Peters became sole owner of the funeral home in 1960. In 1961, he purchased the Williams residence, a Southern-style mansion. It became Peters Funeral Home, which Peters sold in 1980 to Keith Stumpff. Peters served on the committee that established Osage Gardens Cemetery. A longtime civic leader, he was among the founders of the city park and Skiatook Nursing Home. In 1989, Skiatook's Pioneer Days were declared Edison H. Peters Day and he was named parade marshal for the celebration. Peters was a member of First United Methodist Church, Skiatook American Legion Post 131, Masonic Lodge #416, and the national and Oklahoma funeral directors' associations. He was former president of Skiatook Chamber of Commerce. An avid bird hunter, Peters enjoyed spending time on his farm near his old home in Kansas, friends said.
Surviving are his wife, Betty; three daughters, Mrs. Ron (Valjean) Pitts, Mrs. Tom (Marie Ann) Wenrick and Mrs. Jamie (Deborah) Oldaker; four brothers, Herbert Peters, Willard Peters, Theodore Peters and James Peters; two sisters, Helen Epp and Marie Anne Becker; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Osage Gardens Cemetery with Peters Funeral Home in charge.
(Tulsa World, Victoria Nininger, Writer, Nov. 23, 1990)
(MillieBelle)
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A native of Lehigh, Kansas, Peters graduated from Lehigh High School in 1937. He attended college for two years of pre-medical studies while working at the funeral home and serving as YMCA athletic director. Peters graduated in 1940 from William Institute of Mortuary Science in Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked part time for Rex-Art Casket Co. to earn his way through school.
He served in World War II in the Army Air Corps 489th Bomb Group. After his discharge, he returned to Wellington, Kansas. He moved to Skiatook in 1946 to work for W.C. Hubbard at Rogers Funeral Home. Peters became sole owner of the funeral home in 1960. In 1961, he purchased the Williams residence, a Southern-style mansion. It became Peters Funeral Home, which Peters sold in 1980 to Keith Stumpff. Peters served on the committee that established Osage Gardens Cemetery. A longtime civic leader, he was among the founders of the city park and Skiatook Nursing Home. In 1989, Skiatook's Pioneer Days were declared Edison H. Peters Day and he was named parade marshal for the celebration. Peters was a member of First United Methodist Church, Skiatook American Legion Post 131, Masonic Lodge #416, and the national and Oklahoma funeral directors' associations. He was former president of Skiatook Chamber of Commerce. An avid bird hunter, Peters enjoyed spending time on his farm near his old home in Kansas, friends said.
Surviving are his wife, Betty; three daughters, Mrs. Ron (Valjean) Pitts, Mrs. Tom (Marie Ann) Wenrick and Mrs. Jamie (Deborah) Oldaker; four brothers, Herbert Peters, Willard Peters, Theodore Peters and James Peters; two sisters, Helen Epp and Marie Anne Becker; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Osage Gardens Cemetery with Peters Funeral Home in charge.
(Tulsa World, Victoria Nininger, Writer, Nov. 23, 1990)
(MillieBelle)
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Parent links Suggested By: Rudy Brockmueller, 22 Dec 2019
In 1937, Edison H. "Eddie" Peters needed a job and a home while he attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas. He found both when he went to work at Moody Funeral Home in Newton for 50 cents a day and a place to sleep. That job paid his way through school and started him on a lifelong career that eventually took him to Skiatook, where he owned Peters Funeral Home and became a civic leader. Peters, 72, died Wednesday in a Tulsa hospital after a long illness.
A native of Lehigh, Kansas, Peters graduated from Lehigh High School in 1937. He attended college for two years of pre-medical studies while working at the funeral home and serving as YMCA athletic director. Peters graduated in 1940 from William Institute of Mortuary Science in Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked part time for Rex-Art Casket Co. to earn his way through school.
He served in World War II in the Army Air Corps 489th Bomb Group. After his discharge, he returned to Wellington, Kansas. He moved to Skiatook in 1946 to work for W.C. Hubbard at Rogers Funeral Home. Peters became sole owner of the funeral home in 1960. In 1961, he purchased the Williams residence, a Southern-style mansion. It became Peters Funeral Home, which Peters sold in 1980 to Keith Stumpff. Peters served on the committee that established Osage Gardens Cemetery. A longtime civic leader, he was among the founders of the city park and Skiatook Nursing Home. In 1989, Skiatook's Pioneer Days were declared Edison H. Peters Day and he was named parade marshal for the celebration. Peters was a member of First United Methodist Church, Skiatook American Legion Post 131, Masonic Lodge #416, and the national and Oklahoma funeral directors' associations. He was former president of Skiatook Chamber of Commerce. An avid bird hunter, Peters enjoyed spending time on his farm near his old home in Kansas, friends said.
Surviving are his wife, Betty; three daughters, Mrs. Ron (Valjean) Pitts, Mrs. Tom (Marie Ann) Wenrick and Mrs. Jamie (Deborah) Oldaker; four brothers, Herbert Peters, Willard Peters, Theodore Peters and James Peters; two sisters, Helen Epp and Marie Anne Becker; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Osage Gardens Cemetery with Peters Funeral Home in charge.
(Tulsa World, Victoria Nininger, Writer, Nov. 23, 1990)
(MillieBelle)
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Parent links Suggested By: Rudy Brockmueller, 22 Dec 2019
A native of Lehigh, Kansas, Peters graduated from Lehigh High School in 1937. He attended college for two years of pre-medical studies while working at the funeral home and serving as YMCA athletic director. Peters graduated in 1940 from William Institute of Mortuary Science in Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked part time for Rex-Art Casket Co. to earn his way through school.
He served in World War II in the Army Air Corps 489th Bomb Group. After his discharge, he returned to Wellington, Kansas. He moved to Skiatook in 1946 to work for W.C. Hubbard at Rogers Funeral Home. Peters became sole owner of the funeral home in 1960. In 1961, he purchased the Williams residence, a Southern-style mansion. It became Peters Funeral Home, which Peters sold in 1980 to Keith Stumpff. Peters served on the committee that established Osage Gardens Cemetery. A longtime civic leader, he was among the founders of the city park and Skiatook Nursing Home. In 1989, Skiatook's Pioneer Days were declared Edison H. Peters Day and he was named parade marshal for the celebration. Peters was a member of First United Methodist Church, Skiatook American Legion Post 131, Masonic Lodge #416, and the national and Oklahoma funeral directors' associations. He was former president of Skiatook Chamber of Commerce. An avid bird hunter, Peters enjoyed spending time on his farm near his old home in Kansas, friends said.
Surviving are his wife, Betty; three daughters, Mrs. Ron (Valjean) Pitts, Mrs. Tom (Marie Ann) Wenrick and Mrs. Jamie (Deborah) Oldaker; four brothers, Herbert Peters, Willard Peters, Theodore Peters and James Peters; two sisters, Helen Epp and Marie Anne Becker; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Osage Gardens Cemetery with Peters Funeral Home in charge.
(Tulsa World, Victoria Nininger, Writer, Nov. 23, 1990)
(MillieBelle)
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Parent links Suggested By: Rudy Brockmueller, 22 Dec 2019
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