Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1916 — Obituary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obituary

Obituary of Mrs. Anne Peters. Mrs. Anne Peters, widow of the late William Peters, who died in November, 1883, died Tuesday, July 11, 1916, at the family residence southeast of Rensselaer, aged 81 years and seven months. She had been a sufferer of Bright’s disease for several years. Mrs. Peter’s maiden name was Anne Brooks. She was born in Tenby, South Wales, England, and

came to Chicago in May, 1854, where she resided for 30 years, then moving to Champaign county, where she lived for 15 years, and then 17 years ago moved to southeast of Rensselaer. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Mary A. Peters Lane, of Chicago, and a son, Alfred Peters, southeast of Rensselaer, and seven grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Leppert of Chicago, George Peters of Lafayette, Mrs. Louise Dewey, Mrs. Elizabeth Humphreys, Lyman Peters, Gladys Peters of Rensselaer, and seven great grandchildren, Ralph and Genevieve Manny of Chicago, John H. and Arthur Leppert also of Chicago, Russell and Mildred Dewey of Rensselaer and Virginia Peters of Lafayette. The remains were taken from the home to Chicago for burial and the funeral was held in the chapel at Rosehill cemetery Thursday afternoon, July 13, 1916, at 3 o’clock and burial in the family lot. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Chapman of the St. Andrews Episcopal church, of which she was a member. The pallbearers were her grandsons and great grandsons. She was held by all with great love and esteem and her death will be deeply mourned by the family. “She fell asleep to awaken in another and better world where parting or death are unknown.”