Mr. Bobby Joe Peters, age 72, of Florence, Indiana, entered this life on January 14, 1945, in Aberdeen, Indiana, the son of the late, Dale and Ida Margaret (Riley) Peters. He was raised in Switzerland County, Indiana where he attended school. Bobby was united in marriage on July 24, 1967, at the Vevay United Methodist Church in Vevay, Indiana, to Linda Carol Peelman and to this union arrived a daughter, Cheryl and a son, Robert Wayne to bless their home. Bobby and Linda shared 49 years of marriage together until Linda passed away on September 17, 2016. Bobby was employed in maintenance for Dan’s Marina, retiring in 2006 after 12 years of service. He was a member of the Patriot Baptist Church in Patriot, Indiana. Bobby enjoyed painting, NASCAR, mowing his lawn, gardening and his roses. Bobby passed away at 7:47 am, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at the Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
Bobby will be dearly missed by his son: Robert Wayne Peters of Hanover, IN; his son-in-law: Harold Wayne Cunningham of Florence, IN; his grandchildren: Dustin, Logan, Chelsey and Tesla; his step-granddaughter: Diana; his great-granddaughters: Chandale and Paige; his brothers: Larry Peters of Pleasant, IN and Dale Peters of Patriot, IN; his sisters: Patricia Brandon of Aurora, IN and Carolyn Morgan of Vevay, IN; his sister-in-law: Crystal Peters of Vevay, IN and his several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Dale and Ida Margaret (Riley) Peters; his wife: Linda Carol (Peelman) Peters, died Sept. 17, 2016; his daughter: Cheryl Lynn Cunningham, died July 16, 2011; his brother: Raymond Lee Peters, died July 5, 2016 and his sister-in-law: Rita L. Peters, died April 20, 2015.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 10, 2017, at 11:00 am, by Bro. Hobert Byrd, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Interment will follow in the Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Indiana.
Friends may call 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Friday, March 10, 2017, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Memorial contributions may be made to Charity of the Donor’s Choice. Cards are available at the funeral home.