PARSONS - Dale Peterson, 92, Parsons, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, at the Elmhaven West Nursing Home. He had been in failing health for several years.
He was born Sept. 6, 1909, at Galesburg, the son of David F. and Della Cox Peterson. He attended the Danville School and farmed in the Galesburg area most of his life. He moved to Parsons in 1986, after he retired.
He was a member of the Galesburg Christian Church and Farm Bureau. He loved to fish, hunt and play the fiddle. For many years he played fiddle at the senior citizen dances at the Parsons Recreation Center.
He married Naomi Curnutte on Aug. 1, 1935, at Oswego. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, David Peterson, rural Parsons; a daughter Dixie Murdock, Parsons; eight grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and four sisters.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, led by grandsons Gregg Murdock and Lance Peterson. Burial is in Mount Hope Cemetery at Galesburg. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials to the Galesburg Christian Church are suggested.
PARSONS - Dale Peterson, 92, Parsons, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, at the Elmhaven West Nursing Home. He had been in failing health for several years.
He was born Sept. 6, 1909, at Galesburg, the son of David F. and Della Cox Peterson. He attended the Danville School and farmed in the Galesburg area most of his life. He moved to Parsons in 1986, after he retired.
He was a member of the Galesburg Christian Church and Farm Bureau. He loved to fish, hunt and play the fiddle. For many years he played fiddle at the senior citizen dances at the Parsons Recreation Center.
He married Naomi Curnutte on Aug. 1, 1935, at Oswego. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, David Peterson, rural Parsons; a daughter Dixie Murdock, Parsons; eight grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and four sisters.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, led by grandsons Gregg Murdock and Lance Peterson. Burial is in Mount Hope Cemetery at Galesburg. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials to the Galesburg Christian Church are suggested.
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