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Jackson and later married Sharon McDonald and Martha Ollison; of Salem; Damon John Lindsey of
son Allan Ray Gipson; nephew H ouston, T ex as; d au g h ters,
Renee Peters.
Lawson Peters was the first Roy A. Johnson; nieces Gloria D. Natasha FayettaTrineece Gill and
Black machinist at Hy ster where he Johnson, Phyllis R. White and T a’NiaChanel Petersof Portland
worked for many years. He was Rhonda G. Ollison; and brothers- and Pricscilla “Te' sha” Goodbear
later employed by Boeing and in-law Robert B. Ollison, Robert of Quantico, Va; sisters Margaret
worked both in Seattle and Port "Joe” Bill McDonald and Vander Willis and Linda Peters of Port
land; brother Lee Anthony Pe
Willis.
land.
He is survived by his wife, ters of Portland; 10 grandchil
He was loved and respected by
many. He in turn, loved everyone. Sharon; sons: A lvin Taylor, dren; a host of great-grandchil
He was preceded in his home Danyale Dewitt gill, Darrell Labon dren, nieces, nephews, cousins,
going by his mother and father; Mitchell, Lauren Abbott Sr. and and other family and friends.
Services were held Saturday,
stepfather Earnest Gordon; step Malcolm Jamal Petersof Portland;
Nov.
29,2008 at Fellowship Mis
mother Rosie Lee Peters; brother Lawson “June Bug” Peters Jr. of
sionary
Baptist Church.
Robert Peters Jr.; sisters Virginia Atlanta, Ga; DeNorval Delon Gill
In Loving Memory
L aw so n P eters (1 9 3 8 -2 0 0 8 )
Lawson Peters was bom Jan.
28, 1938 to Mattie Reader Peters
and Robert Peters Sr. in Florence,
Alabama. He moved to Portland
in 1942 and attended Holladay
Elementary School and Wash-
ington High School.
He enjoyed playing sports,
especially basketball. Heenlisted
into the U.S. Air Force and served
in the military untilJan.6,1960. He
was previously married to Elise
P ortlan d _
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