Obituaries:  Samuel P. Peters, Sabine Parish       P-362
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 2, 1956
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Samuel P. Peters

  Funeral services for Samuel P. Peters, 71, public accountant who
died unexpectedly at his residence at 1162 Wilkinson St., Feb.,
24, were held at 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, at Osborn's Chapel.

  Officiating the services were Dr. D. L. Dykes, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, and Dr. Scott Tatum, pastor of the
Broadmoor Baptist Church. Burial was held in Forest Park
Cemetery.

  Mr. Peters was prominent in Masonic and charitable affairs, and
a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Joppa Lodge, Scottish Rite,
Shreveport Consistory, and the El Karubah Shrine Temple.

  He was a life-long member of the First Methodist Church, and a
member of the Board of Stewards of the church.

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Zilpah Peters; two sons, Sam
P. Peters Jr., and Charles M. Peters, both of Shreveport; one
brother, Montalbert Peters of San Antonio, Tex.; two sisters,
Mrs. L. L. Latham of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. R. A. Fraser of
Many; and four grandchildren.

  Active pallbearers were Richard Fraser, Rev. William P. Fraser,
Louis Fraser, Merideth Peters, Dr. W. M. Alums, and Charles H.
Rose.

  Honorary pallbearers will be E. T. Fuller, Arthur Fuller, Jerry
Smith, W. B. Williams, Gomer Williams, Dr. Leon Bain, Dr. M. D.
Hargrove, W. C. Bundrick, and Ernest Chapman.