Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Peterson, Boyce Weldon  December 10, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Peterson, Boyce Weldon     
1923 - 2005 
 
Boyce Weldon Peterson 
Mar. 14, 1923 -mDec. 10, 2005 

Graveside services will be conducted on Tuesday, December 13th, at 2:00 p.m., 
at Wasco Memorial Park for Boyce Weldon Peterson, age 82, of Wasco who passed 
away December 10, 2005, in Bakersfield. Pastor Danny Scott will officiate and 
interment will follow. Boyce Peterson was born March 14, 1923, in Hermleigh, 
Texas to George and Margaret Peterson. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corp in 
1942 and served in World War II in the European Theater earning 4 Bronze 
Battle Stars. He was honorably discharged in 1945 as a Corporal. After his 
discharge, he married Geneva Katherine Withers December 1, 1945, in Colorado 
City, Texas. They honeymooned in California and eventually settled in Wasco. 
He worked in farming and as an airplane mechanic for a short while before 
operating his own business, Petersons Shell Service, Garage, Sporting Goods 
and Auto Parts on the corner of Poso & Highway 43. He retired in 1974 after 27 
years. He was a pilot and enjoyed flying, traveling throughout the U.S. and 
was considered the family historian due to his love of photography. He was a 
member of the American Legion, and Wasco Veterans of Foreign War, serving as 
Past Post Commander. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Geneva 
Peterson of Wasco; 2 daughters, Bonnie Simpson and husband, Lloyd of Dustin 
Acres and Sandra Soles and husband, Stuart of Bakersfield; 3 grandchildren, 
Kimberly Caudle and husband, Rick and their children, Tory, Chris, Katherine 
and Rainey, Derek Simpson and wife, Melissa and their children, Karlee, Derek 
and Dustin and Leslie Thompson and husband, Bobby and their children, Kyrstee 
and Kaden; 2 brothers, Joe Pete Peterson of Bakersfield, Max Peterson of 
Texas; 3 sisters, Janie Stevenson of San Leandro, Patsy Brandt of Santa Maria 
and Barbara Perry of Bakersfield; and many other loving family members and 
friends. His parents, 4 brothers, Conway, Thomas, Carl and Gerald and 1 
sister, Georgia Davidson, preceded him in death. Donations may be made in his 
name to the Rheumatoid Arthritis National Research Foundation, 200 Oceangate, 
Suite 440, Long Beach, California 90802 in his name. 

Peters Funeral Home-Wasco 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 12/13/2005.  


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