Jimmy Ray Peters, 69, died on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Jimmy, the son of Joe and Mildred (Brown) Peters, was born November 25, 1947 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. He attended Wynnewood High School, where he became an all-state football player, helping his team win the state championship in 1965. After graduating in 1966, Jimmy accepted a scholarship to play football for the University of Oklahoma. Unfortunately, during the all-state game, Jimmy injured his knee and missed his freshman year. However it wasn't all bad for Jimmy. It was also during this time that he married Terry Readnour. Eventually the newlywed couple would move to Lawton, Oklahoma where Jimmy would finish out his football career at Cameron University, where he graduated with a degree in education. Jimmy began his working career as the head football coach at Grandfield, Oklahoma. Over the next several years he would take a few other coaching jobs around the area. However, in 1976, he left coaching and became the high school principal for Garber High School. Then in 1979, he took the same position at Inola High School, where in served in that capacity for several years. Jimmy then took and held the job of Superintendent until retirement. He later began building homes in the Inola and surrounding areas until his health forced him to retire for a second time. In his spare time Jimmy enjoyed fishing, carpentry work, and watching OU football. However, spending time with his family was his pride and joy. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Peters, and sister, Treva. He was survived by his wife, Terry; son, Matthew Peters and wife Heather; grandchildren, Brett and Katie, all of the home; his mother, Mildred Bell and husband Eldon; sister, Sandy Prather of Decatur, Texas; brother and sisters-in-law, Edward and Bonnie Nelms and Sharon Williamson, along with many nieces and nephews and friends. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Inola, followed with interment at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Arrangements were through Inola Funeral Home and Crematory.