Lucille Peterson (Bolivar)'s Obituary
Lucille Castle Peterson joined her husband, Harrold Richard Peterson, and other family members in heaven on Wednesday August 17, 2011. She resided at the Bolivar Parkview Healthcare Facility. Lucille was the daughter of Hattie Lee Mann Castle and George Thomas Castle and was born September 22, 1910, in Pecan Gap, Texas. She would have celebrated her 101st birthday next month.
She graduated from Ozark High School near Altus, Oklahoma, in 1931. She married Harrold Peterson on January 6, 1932 at the pastor’s home in Friendship, Oklahoma. They spent over 40 years in the rural telephone business. Their company became the first rural dial system in the state of Oklahoma.
Lucille is preceded in death by her mother and father, her husband, her brothers George Lafayette, William Bryan and Ray Randolph, and her sisters Thelma Lee Owens, her twin Lorraine DeVilliers, her younger sister Hattie Maxine Houston, and her daughter-in-law Janis Stoup Peterson.
Lucille is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Lou Thelen and Ronald Kemp of Bolivar, Missouri, and her son Dwight Harrold Peterson of Roosevelt, Oklahoma, her grandchildren Ronald Nuburn Kemp, Jr., Luther Harrold Kemp, Wesley Don Kemp, Debora Dawn Peterson Williams and Don Wayne Peterson as well as their wives and husbands, her great grandchildren Serenity Ann Kemp Wilson and Charles Wilson, Levi Nuburn Kemp and Diana Kemp, Tyler Don Kemp, Landon Holt Kemp, Rylee Lou Kemp, Laura Alyssa Kemp, Erin McKenzie Kemp, Kyle Don Wager, Kelsey Marie Wager and Daniel Wade Peterson, her great-great grandchildren, Evan Nuburn Kemp, Ariana Marie Kemp, Mia Joann Wilson, Michael Luther Wilson, and nieces and friends.
Lucille was a lady of integrity and honesty. She was very resilient, able to accept many challenges and a great problem solver. She was an adventurous person and was willing to try many new things and ideas. She will be missed and continually loved by her family as they strive to continue her legacy.
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