Vera Emogene Peterson

Vera Emogene "Jeannie" Peterson, of Snowflake, passed away peacefully at her home, October 9, 2009. She was 78. Jeannie was born October 2, 1931 in Moncks Corner, SC to the the late Robert and Marie (Wyndham) Morris. She was one of 13 children. Jeannie's family lived in South Carolina until she reached the age of 17, at which time she helped the family move to Queen Creek, AZ. It was there that she met the love of her life, Dale Peterson, and they were married June 4, 1954 in the Mesa Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage. She was a life long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in various callings. She loved music and was very talented at both the piano and singing. Her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were joys to her life. She is survived by her loving husband, Dale Peterson, of Snowflake; daughters, Lorri (Scott) Davis of Snowflake, Tanya (Kent) Frei of Snowflake, Deneil Gardner of Cottonwood, DonEtta Peterson of Snowflake; sons, Kipp (Shug) Peterson of Snowflake, Kevin (Traci) Peterson of Snowflake; 34 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, LaReece Morris of Gilbert; brothers, Bubba (Anita) Morris of Mesa, Ozzie (Nancy) Morris of South Carolina, John (Sue) Morris of Queen Creek, Jimmy (Sherry) Morris of Mesa, Wendell (Charlene) Morris of Mesa; sisters, Luneil (Jim) Johnson of Queen Creek, Elnora (Stanley) Wimmer of Mesa, Daisy (Vern) Orr of Mesa, Sandra Carter of Snowflake, Linda (Ron) Larson of Logan, UT as well as many extended family members and friends. She is preceded in death by a grandson, Kade Frei; 2 brothers, Tinky and Olie Morris; 2 sister-in-laws, Renee and Joann Morris as well as her dog, Precious. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00PM Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Owens Livingston Mortuary~Heritage Chapel, 84 E. 19th S., Snowflake and one hour prior to the services at the church. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Snowflake Main Street Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Interment will follow in the R.V. "Mike" Ramsay Memorial Cemetery in Snowflake.