WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - R.B. Peterson, 14 May 2004
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R.B. Peterson, 79, Tulip Street, Johnson City, died Friday, 
May 14, 2004, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Ronceverte, W.Va.
Mr. Peterson was a native of Carter County and had lived most of 
his life in Washington County. He was a son of the late Zack and 
Debbie Whitson Peterson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded 
in death by his wife, Leola Daugherty Peterson, and two brothers, 
S.J. and Ralph Peterson.

Mr. Peterson was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and Korea, serving 
in Japan and Korea and seeing action in the South Pacific. He was a 
member of the Army Reserve for several years and later joined the 
Tennessee Defense Force, where he retired with the rank of Brigadier 
General. He was a member of the Reserve Officers Association, VFW, 
Moose and Elks clubs.

Mr. Peterson was a businessman at heart and founded Royal Printing, 
Inc. He loved the outdoors, traveling with friends and spending time 
with his grandchildren.
 
Mr. Peterson formerly worked at Mountain Home with the Veterans 
Administration, served as principal of Austin Springs School for one 
year, and worked for the TVA and GMAC. He was an elder and treasurer 
of Mountain View Church of Christ.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Benny and Audrey 
Peterson, Johnson City; one daughter and son-in-law, Jo Ann and Kelly 
Hodge, Johnson City; one grandson, Patrick Hodge, Johnson City; one 
granddaughter, Alexis Hodge, Johnson City; one brother, Emmett Peterson, 
Knoxville; and two sisters, Myrtle Wine, Indian Springs, Tenn., and Edna 
Bowman, Johnson City. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The Celebration of Life for R.B. Peterson will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, 
May 16, from the Morris-Baker South Chapel with Mr. Richard Lewis, minister, 
officiating. Pallbearers will be Jim Barnett, Joe Lynn Bowman, Russell 
Brackens, Bob East, Ikie Higgins and Joel Piercy. The family will receive 
friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Following the 
funeral service, family and friends will proceed to Monte Vista Memorial 
Park for committal services Condolences may be sent to the family via 
www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 
2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is serving the family. 


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