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- Garfa Peterson, age 85, Green Mountain, NC, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Poplar, NC, and a son of the late Jerry and Idella Miller Peterson. Mr. Peterson was an electrician. He was a member of the Poplar Freewill Baptist Church. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by one step-daughter, Donna Marie Silvers.
Mr. Peterson is survived by his wife of 36 years, Dorothy Bryant Peterson; one step-son, Norman Pate and wife, Katrina of Erwin; four brothers, Harvey Peterson and wife, Ernestine, of Erwin, Jack Peterson and wife, Betty, of Johnson City, F. C. Peterson of Erwin and Everette Peterson and wife, Bobbie of Erwin; five sisters, Velva Landers of Erwin, Gertrude Street of Johnson City, Eleanor Poole of Erwin, Emmaline Miller of Burnsville, NC, and Wilma Jean Reedy and husband, Jerry, Hanover, PA; two grandsons, Daniel Beam and Justin Pate; several nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Tony Miller and wife, Angela, of Poplar, NC.
The family of Mr. Peterson will receive friends Wednesday, July 2, 2014, from 12:00 noon until the hour of service at 2:00 P. M. from the Robert Ledford Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Roger Hilemon will officiate. Music will be provided by Inez Chandler. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Committal Service will follow in the Miller Cemetery, Poplar, NC.
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1928 - 2014 (85 years)
