Howard Robertson Peters, age 88, died on Sunday, December 18, 2005 in the Brandon Oaks Nursing facility in Roanoke , VA. He was born in Richmond , VA on May 17, 1917 to the Rev. J. Sidney Peters and his wife, Sara Lee Robertson Peters. He was educated in the public schools of Richmond , Newport News , Petersburg , and Salem , VA. He received his BA from Roanoke College in 1938, where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, his Bachelor of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1941, and His Masters of Theology from the same institution in 1943, where he was a member of the Friar’s Club. As a theology student he served Clinton Ave. Presbyterian Church of Trenton, NJ and Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, NJ. He was ordained a minister by the presbytery of New Brunswick at the Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church on May 14, 1941 . He returned to the Methodist Church in October of 1943 and was appointed to the Elliston-Shawsville Charge. In his long career in the United Methodist Conference of Virginia he served Fairview Methodist Church in Roanoke, Lakeside Methodist Church and Barton Heights Methodist Church in Richmond, First United Methodist Church in Charlottesville, Ghent United Methodist Church in Norfolk, Williamsburg United Methodist Church in Williamsburg, Trinity United Methodist Church in Alexandria, Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, and Crossman United Methodist Church in Falls Church. He retired in June of 1986 to Salem , VA and served the Trinity United Methodist Church of Roanoke until 1991. He was a member of many boards and agencies of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church , including The Children’s Home, the Hermitage Homes, and the Board of Ordained Ministry, and the Virginia United Methodist Credit Union. He was a member of the ministerial associations in all of the cities where his churches were located and upon occasion served as their president. He was a member of several historical associations, including the Jamestown Society. He was the fourth generation of ministers in his family and his son, John Brandon Peters, is the minister of Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond , VA. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Alice Lindsey Peters; his children, Lindsey Peters Christiansen and husband Knud Christiansen of Princeton NJ, the Rev. John Brandon Peters and wife Julie Keyser Peters, of Richmond, VA., Dr. Mary Lee Peters and husband James Pritchett of Seattle, WA, and Eliza Peters Wagner and husband, John Wagner of Sterling, VA.; and his brother-in-law, Dr. Warren Moorman of Salem , VA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Mark Peters, of Austin , TX , Molly Christiansen, of Ann Arbor , MI , Matthew Peters of Los Angeles , CA , Andreas Christiansen, of Princeton , NJ Sarah Schwarzbeck and Chuck Schwarzbeck of Seattle , WA , and Margaret Wagner of Sterling , VA. Surviving nieces and nephews include Virginia Moorman Gotlieb of Los Angeles, CA, Elizabeth Kendrick of Boston, MA, Grace Moorman, Warren Moorman, Jr. and Sara Moorman of Salem, VA, Susan Little of Winston-Salem, Louise Lee Friend of Friendsville, MD, and Irving Peters, of Los Angeles, CA. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 23, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Salem , VA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church at 125 West Main Street in Salem , VA 24153 . Online condolences may be made at www.johnmoakey.com. Arrangements have been made with John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem , 389-5441.

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