April 5, 2007

Ray Peters

Services for Ray Peters, 77, of Jacksonville, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Autry Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Michael Lewis officiating.

Burial will be in Still Waters Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Peters died Tuesday, April 3 in Jacksonville.

He was born May 27, 1929 in San Augustine, Texas.

He was a mail carrier and a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Kirbyville. A U.S. Marine, he served in the Korean Conflict and was a member of Odd Fellows.

Mr. Peters is survived by his wife Alice V. Peters and his son Jimmy Sanford of Jacksonville; his daughters Jean Jackson of Nacogdoches, Terrie Blankenship of Rusk and Susan Spec and her husband Raymond Spec of Jacksonville; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and his sister Jackie Holmes of Kirbyville.

Pallbearers will be David Yancy, Daniel Strickland, David J. Smith, Casey Blackney, Darrell Canady and James Wolf.

Honorary pallbearers are grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nephews.

Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 6 at the funeral home.

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress