Obituaries: Dr. J. J. Peters, 1925, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 3, 1925 Winnfield News-American

Dr. J. J. Peters, Parish Coroner, Dies Monday

Prominent Physician is Stricken While Pumping Automobile Tire and Succumbs
Immediately

Dr. J. J. Peters, 72 years old, coroner of Winn Parish, was stricken with
heart failure while pumping up a tire on his automobile on returning from the
funeral of W. M. Branch at the Harmony Grove Cemetery near Gaars Mill Monday
about noon and succumbed immediately.  John W. Teddlie was the only person
with the doctor when the tragedy occurred.  The body was moved to the
residence of Will Dark, Police Jury member, to await the arrival of the hearse
from Winnfield.

Dr. Peters was a man of remarkable vitality for his age.  He enjoyed hunting
and fishing and appeared to be in perfect health, until the very moment that
he was stricken.  He had made no previous complaint of illness, and it
is believed that he became overheated from pumping up the tire, as the day
was extremely warm.

Dr. Peters spent the greater part of his life time in Winn Parish and the many
years of his professional work carried him into almost every one of its homes. 
No citizen of Winn Parish was more widely known to the individuals than was
Dr. J. J. Peters, and no single man of Winn Parish has probably been of more
service to its people.  He was scrupulously careful in his practice.  A man of
fearless convictions always standing by what he thought was right regardless
of whether it placed him with the minority or majority.

In accordance with the wish of the deceased only Masonic services were held. 
He was a member of Eastern Star Lodge No. 151 of Winnfield.  Interment was in
the Winnfield Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Minerva Stacey Peters, and the following
children: (illegible), Dr. J. I. Peters, and Mrs. Harriett Collier of
Alexandria, Mrs. W. M. Campbell of New Orleans, Mrs. Josie Matthews, Mrs. E.
Simonton, and Mrs. A. B. Cox of Shreveport, Mrs. E. A. Weeks, John J. and
Hines H. Peters of Winnfield.