Charlevoix County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Peters, Merton O. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn King msmarly@yahoo.com July 3, 2015, 3:03 am Cemetery: Brookside Cemetery Name: Merton O. Peters Date Of Photograph: June 5, 2015 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/charlevoix/photos/tombstones/brookside/peters183141gph.jpg Image file size: 152.6 Kb Merton O. Peters CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II March 21, 1908 - July 6, 1976 Merton O. Peters is the son of John Peters and Ethel Sanborn Merton O. Peters married Verna Murray Sept. 19, 1935 Merton O. Peters married Alberta Louise Dean Battle 31 Oct 1947 OBITUARY Courtesy Charlevoix Library Funeral services for Merton 0. Peters, 68, who died Tuesday at the Charlevoix Area Hospital where he had been a patient for one day, were held at the Winchester Funeral Home Thursday, July 8. The Rev. James Lugibihl of the Bible Baptist church officiated. Interment was in Brookside cemetery. Born at Boyne Falls, March 21, 1908, Mr. Peters was married to the former Mrs. Alberta Battle at Cheboygan on Oct. 31, 1947. They had always resided here. He had retired years ago after being employed by the City of Charlevoix for many years. He attended the Bible Baptist church. Surviving are his widow; two sons, John H. of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and Loren K. of Charlevoix; three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Ella F.) Bellmer of Petoskey, Mrs. Gary (Dorianne) Stofle of Redwood City, Calif., and Frances Mary, at home; two step-sons, Jerry F. Battle of Redwood City, Calif., and Joseph L. Battle of Ann Arbor; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Francis and Daniel of Charlevoix and two sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Putman of Bay Shore and Mrs. Bruce Reinhart of Charlevoix. Michigan Marriage Name: Merton Peters Gender: Male Race: White Birth Year: abt 1908 Birth Place: Charlevoix, Michigan Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1947 Marriage Place: Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA License County: Charlevoix Age: 39 Residence Place: Charlevoix, Michigan Father: John Peters Mother: Ethel Sandborn Spouse: Alberta Louise Battle Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Age: 28 Spouse Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan Spouse Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan Spouse Father: Harold Dean Spouse Mother: Frances Esh Additional Comments: File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/charlevoix/photos/tombstones/brookside/peters183141gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb