Linnie Mae (Jones) Peterson Obituary
Mother Linnie Mae Jones Peterson was born to the late Birda Mae Jones on September 23, 1936. She was reared in Terrell County, GA. She also received her education in the public schools of Terrell County, GA.
She accepted Christ at an early age. She was a member of Sand Hill African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dawson, GA. There she served as mother of the church.
She was united in holy matrimony to the late Horace Peterson, Sr. From this union, seven children were born.
On Friday, September 3, 2021, Mother Peterson was called home to be with our Lord and Savior. She was preceded in death by her mother; two sons, Horace Peterson, Jr., and Eddie Peterson; five siblings, Rosa Morris, Eddie Jones, Will Jones, Emma Mae Hunter, and Ernest Jenkins; and her son-in-law, Deacon David Dennard, Jr.
Precious memories will always be cherished by her three daughters, Shirley (Ulysses) Harvey, Laurene Peterson, and Carrie Peterson Dennard (David), and two sons, Joseph Peterson and James Peterson, all of Dawson, GA; one daughter-in-law, Phylis Peterson; three sisters, Lula Pierce and Ethel Hylick, both of Dawson, GA, and Christine Cutliff of Miami, FL; a brother, Joe (Ann) Jones of Dawson, GA; a sister-in-law, Rosa Jones; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; special friends, Reverend and Mrs. Nathan Barthell and Stella Jackson; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
