Sturgis Journal Posted Nov. 12, 2014
Phyllis May Peters, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Three Rivers Health.
Phyllis was born Dec. 28, 1926, a daughter of Roland M. and Ester Louella (Mickem) Reed.
She attended special schools in Ann Arbor, Sturgis, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids due to her illness with polio at a young age. On April 4, 1947, she married a special man, Charles B. Peters, in White Pigeon. In 1953, they moved to Constantine, where she owned and operated a seasonal plant business for 17 years. She served as a den mother, Sunday school teacher and church treasurer.
For the past 30 years Phyllis had been a resident of Three Rivers. She worked as an executive secretary in Kalamazoo. She also worked for the Three Rivers Commercial, Sturgis Journal and The Elkhart Truth newspapers. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous national magazines and some of her photos have won awards.
Phyllis was a member of the Ninth Street Methodist Church. She also belonged to the Prime Timers at the Moorepark Community Church, a member of the National Association of Press Women, Michigan Association of Press Women, associate member of the Horizon’s Grange and Michigan Post Polio Group.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles, in 1997; two brothers, Richard and Robert Reed; and a sister, Rosemary Hagenbuch.
Phyllis leaves to cherish her loving memory a son, Phyllip C. (Madaline) Peters of Elkhart, Ind.; a daughter, Connie L. (Richard) Stoppenbach of Three Rivers; grandchildren Tamara (Wesley) Runyon, Cory (Shannon) Stoppenbach, Jason (Aubrey) Evans, and Benjamin and Andrew Peters; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Reed of Sturgis; two sisters, Anna Jane Smith of Schoolcraft and Juanita Reagan of Sturgis; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of funeral services beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at Hohner Funeral Home in Three Rivers, with Pastor Jim Stillwell and Andrew Peters officiating. Interment will be held at White Pigeon Cemetery.
Memorial may be directed to the charity of one’s choice or Ninth Street Methodist Church. Envelopes are available at Hohner Funeral Home, which is in care of arrangements.
Phyllis May Peters, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Three Rivers Health.
Phyllis was born Dec. 28, 1926, a daughter of Roland M. and Ester Louella (Mickem) Reed.
She attended special schools in Ann Arbor, Sturgis, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids due to her illness with polio at a young age. On April 4, 1947, she married a special man, Charles B. Peters, in White Pigeon. In 1953, they moved to Constantine, where she owned and operated a seasonal plant business for 17 years. She served as a den mother, Sunday school teacher and church treasurer.
For the past 30 years Phyllis had been a resident of Three Rivers. She worked as an executive secretary in Kalamazoo. She also worked for the Three Rivers Commercial, Sturgis Journal and The Elkhart Truth newspapers. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous national magazines and some of her photos have won awards.
Phyllis was a member of the Ninth Street Methodist Church. She also belonged to the Prime Timers at the Moorepark Community Church, a member of the National Association of Press Women, Michigan Association of Press Women, associate member of the Horizon’s Grange and Michigan Post Polio Group.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles, in 1997; two brothers, Richard and Robert Reed; and a sister, Rosemary Hagenbuch.
Phyllis leaves to cherish her loving memory a son, Phyllip C. (Madaline) Peters of Elkhart, Ind.; a daughter, Connie L. (Richard) Stoppenbach of Three Rivers; grandchildren Tamara (Wesley) Runyon, Cory (Shannon) Stoppenbach, Jason (Aubrey) Evans, and Benjamin and Andrew Peters; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Reed of Sturgis; two sisters, Anna Jane Smith of Schoolcraft and Juanita Reagan of Sturgis; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of funeral services beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at Hohner Funeral Home in Three Rivers, with Pastor Jim Stillwell and Andrew Peters officiating. Interment will be held at White Pigeon Cemetery.
Memorial may be directed to the charity of one’s choice or Ninth Street Methodist Church. Envelopes are available at Hohner Funeral Home, which is in care of arrangements.
Sturgis Journal Posted Nov. 12, 2014
Phyllis May Peters, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Three Rivers Health.
Phyllis was born Dec. 28, 1926, a daughter of Roland M. and Ester Louella (Mickem) Reed.
She attended special schools in Ann Arbor, Sturgis, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids due to her illness with polio at a young age. On April 4, 1947, she married a special man, Charles B. Peters, in White Pigeon. In 1953, they moved to Constantine, where she owned and operated a seasonal plant business for 17 years. She served as a den mother, Sunday school teacher and church treasurer.
For the past 30 years Phyllis had been a resident of Three Rivers. She worked as an executive secretary in Kalamazoo. She also worked for the Three Rivers Commercial, Sturgis Journal and The Elkhart Truth newspapers. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous national magazines and some of her photos have won awards.
Phyllis was a member of the Ninth Street Methodist Church. She also belonged to the Prime Timers at the Moorepark Community Church, a member of the National Association of Press Women, Michigan Association of Press Women, associate member of the Horizon’s Grange and Michigan Post Polio Group.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles, in 1997; two brothers, Richard and Robert Reed; and a sister, Rosemary Hagenbuch.
Phyllis leaves to cherish her loving memory a son, Phyllip C. (Madaline) Peters of Elkhart, Ind.; a daughter, Connie L. (Richard) Stoppenbach of Three Rivers; grandchildren Tamara (Wesley) Runyon, Cory (Shannon) Stoppenbach, Jason (Aubrey) Evans, and Benjamin and Andrew Peters; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Reed of Sturgis; two sisters, Anna Jane Smith of Schoolcraft and Juanita Reagan of Sturgis; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of funeral services beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at Hohner Funeral Home in Three Rivers, with Pastor Jim Stillwell and Andrew Peters officiating. Interment will be held at White Pigeon Cemetery.
Memorial may be directed to the charity of one’s choice or Ninth Street Methodist Church. Envelopes are available at Hohner Funeral Home, which is in care of arrangements.
Phyllis May Peters, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Three Rivers Health.
Phyllis was born Dec. 28, 1926, a daughter of Roland M. and Ester Louella (Mickem) Reed.
She attended special schools in Ann Arbor, Sturgis, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids due to her illness with polio at a young age. On April 4, 1947, she married a special man, Charles B. Peters, in White Pigeon. In 1953, they moved to Constantine, where she owned and operated a seasonal plant business for 17 years. She served as a den mother, Sunday school teacher and church treasurer.
For the past 30 years Phyllis had been a resident of Three Rivers. She worked as an executive secretary in Kalamazoo. She also worked for the Three Rivers Commercial, Sturgis Journal and The Elkhart Truth newspapers. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous national magazines and some of her photos have won awards.
Phyllis was a member of the Ninth Street Methodist Church. She also belonged to the Prime Timers at the Moorepark Community Church, a member of the National Association of Press Women, Michigan Association of Press Women, associate member of the Horizon’s Grange and Michigan Post Polio Group.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles, in 1997; two brothers, Richard and Robert Reed; and a sister, Rosemary Hagenbuch.
Phyllis leaves to cherish her loving memory a son, Phyllip C. (Madaline) Peters of Elkhart, Ind.; a daughter, Connie L. (Richard) Stoppenbach of Three Rivers; grandchildren Tamara (Wesley) Runyon, Cory (Shannon) Stoppenbach, Jason (Aubrey) Evans, and Benjamin and Andrew Peters; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Reed of Sturgis; two sisters, Anna Jane Smith of Schoolcraft and Juanita Reagan of Sturgis; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of funeral services beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at Hohner Funeral Home in Three Rivers, with Pastor Jim Stillwell and Andrew Peters officiating. Interment will be held at White Pigeon Cemetery.
Memorial may be directed to the charity of one’s choice or Ninth Street Methodist Church. Envelopes are available at Hohner Funeral Home, which is in care of arrangements.
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