Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Peterson, John E., 1954 

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JOHN EURE PETERSON

   Johnnie Eure Peterson, 70, a lifelong resident of Franklin, died in Raiford 
Memorial Hospital on Monday morning, October 4, after a brief illness.

   Mr. Peterson was the son of Mrs. Annie Glover Peterson of Portsmouth and 
the late Charles A. Peterson, and the husband of Mrs. Maggie Worrell Peterson 
of Franklin.  He attended the old Franklin Academy and was a member of Company 
I, Virginia National Guard, for some years after the Spanish-American War.  He 
was a member of the Men's Bible Class of the Franklin Congregational Christian 
Church.

   "Pete" as he was known to local baseball fans, for the past 20 years had 
been groundkeeper at the athletic field, always keeping the diamond in perfect 
shape for playing.

   Besides his mother and wife he is survived by three sons, William M. 
Peterson of Franklin, Wallace M. Peterson, USN, stationed at the Naval Air 
Base, Memphis, Tenn., and Robert E. Lee Peterson of Greensboro, N.C.; two 
daughters, Mrs. Gattie P. Guyton of Richmond and Mrs. Virginia P. Sullivan of 
South Norfolk; five grandchildren; on brother, Joseph Peterson of Norfolk; one 
sister, Mrs. Lettie Matthews of South Norfolk.

   Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of W.J.M. Holland and Sons by 
[...*] Rev. R.D. Stephenson and Harvey L. Carnes, followed by interment in 
Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   Pallbearer were William Bradshaw, John R. Cornwell, Virgil Derby, W.F. 
Hart, Jr., Harry Hassett, Ryland Hasty, Richard Lawrence and Vernon Presson.


John Eure "Johnnie" "Pete" PETERSON, athletic field groundkeeper, 
lifelong resident of Franklin, d. 4 Oct 1954, Franklin, age 70, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 53A**), Franklin, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 7, 1954, Sect. I, p. 5 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

*"The Tidewater News" was stored in the attic of the TN building for years 
before the LVA copied them.  There is a line running through the print at 
the top and middle of many of the papers and it effected many of the obits. 
I've put elipses for the part that's missing. If it's obvious what's said, 
I've tried to fill it in. (bs) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 10, 1955), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p362m1ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 31, 1928, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p362c3ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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