2. | Garfa N. Peterson (1.Idella1) was born on 26 Aug 1928 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 30 Jun 2014 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Miller Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. Notes:
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.
Garfa married Dorothy Bryant on 29 Jun 1978 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Dorothy (daughter of James H. Bryant and Living) was born about 1936 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 13 Sep 2019 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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