YANCEY COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Russell Peterson, 13 Oct 2003 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Russell Peterson Russell Peterson, age 91, 1357 Dry Creek Road, died Monday, October 13, 2003, in Ivy Hall Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. A native of Yancy County, N.C., Mr. Peterson was a son of the late James and Nora Belle Peterson. He was a retired farmer and also had retired from Empire Furniture Co. following 32 years of service. Mr. Peterson was preceded in death by Carrie Mosley Peterson, in 2003; one son, Ralph Peterson; six brothers and six sisters. Survivors include one son, James G. Peterson, Piney Flats; two daughters, Mary "Suzie" Miller, Elizabethton, and Carolyn Ball, Hamilton, Ohio; sons-in-law, Richard Miller and Roy Ball; six grandchildren, Michael Peterson, Duane Peterson, Ginger Campbell, Crystal Gehl, Robert Ball and Jeff Crowe; great-grandchildren include four girls and three boys; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Peterson will be conducted Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at 8 p.m. from the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with the Rev. Allen Simerly officiating. Graveside committal services will be held Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 1 p.m. in Monte Vista Memorial Park. Those planning to attend graveside services are asked to meet at the cemetery by 1 p.m. Active pallbearers who are asked to meet at the cemetery by 12:45 p.m. will be friends and family members. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. in the East Parlor of the funeral home. Condolences may be made online at www.appalachianfuneralhome. com. Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Avenue, Johnson City, is serving the Peterson family. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ ___________________________________________________________________