Eva Peters' Obituary
Eva went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 11, 2008, her 77th birthday. She had fought a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Rayville, Louisiana as Eva Mae Nichols, she spent most all of her adult life in Dallas working in commercial sales with Sears. She was a long standing member and supporter of Scofield Memorial Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Billy Gene Peters and her daughter Beverly Jean Simpson. She is survived by three sons: Billy G. Peters, IT Director for Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. and his wife Kim, Dr. Bob Peters, physician and president of the Dallas Hearing Foundation and his wife Sherry, and Brent A. Peters, VP of Software Development for IBM and his wife Kim. Her grandchildren are Lindsay, Katy, Ashley Squires, Brittany, Stephanie, Emily, Megan, Ian, David Olive, Jennifer Black, and Will Simpson. Her family is thankful to God for her life of strength and sacrifice as well as her commitment to God and family. Her memorial service is at 3:30pm Monday December 15th at Restland Memorial Chapel with visitation from 6 to 8pm Sunday December 14th at Restland Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in her honor to her favorite charity, the Dallas Hearing Foundation www.dallashearingfoundation.org, 972 566-7600.
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