Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Peterson, Jeff March 29, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@aol.com April 12, 2008, 8:28 pm Mitchell News-Journal 4/9/2008 JEFF PETERSON BAKERSVILLE - Jeff Peterson, 76, of Sams Branch Road, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at his home. A retired farmer and lumberman, he was the son of the late Malley and Judy Bennett Peterson. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Lorraine Peterson; brothers, Berson, Cecil, and Byrd Peterson; a grandaughter, Millicent Lorraine Miller; and a grandson, Christopher Shadrich. He was a member of the Bailey Independent Brethren Church. Survivors include one daughter, Becky Sue Miller of Green Mountain; one son, Steve Fredrick Peterson of Green Mountain; two sisters, Oleene Potter of Winston Salem and Clarice Peterson of Thomasville; two brothers, John Peterson of Weaverville and Junior Peterson of Green Mountain; six grandchildren, Amberly Rohr, Cody Peterson, Kenny Shadrick, Josh Peterson, Jonathon Peterson and Amanda Sheehan; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday at Bailey Independent Brethren Church in Green Mountain. Reed Bagby officiated. Burial was in the Peterson Family Cemetery on Sams Branch Road. The family received friends beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday at Bailey Independent Church. Memorial donations may be made to the building fund of Bailey Independent Brethran Church; or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis , TN 38105-1942; or to Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38, Spruce Pine, N.C 28777. Henline- Hughes Funeral Home assisted the family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/p/peterson1542gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb