Dr. Beverly K. Peter, M.D.

CLERGY
Pastor Gordon Higgins
Rev. David Knecht
MUSIC
Pianist ~ Diane Bryan
Soloist ~ Valerie Philipp
Congregation ~ Wonderful Words of Life
Vocal Solo ~ It Is Well With My Soul
Vocal Solo ~ Softly and Tenderly
Piano Solo ~ We Gather Together
Piano Solo ~ The Shepherd of Galilee
Congregation ~ My Country ‘Tis of Thee
CASKETBEARERS
Peter Lint
Jennifer Lint
Jennifer Schrumm
Paul Schrumm
Paul Lint
Brenda Lint
INURNMENT
A private burial for family,
followed by a memorial service
will take place at a later date
in Beckley, West Virginia
Dr. Beverly Kennon Peter, age 101, died peacefully on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard, South Dakota. He was born on January 13, 1907 in Princeton, West Virginia, and was the only child of the late Beverly Stanard Peter and Nora Lee Thorn Peter. Dr. Peter was a lifelong citizen of West Virginia, living briefly in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Washington state, Oregon, and since 2004, South Dakota.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Mary Shanklin Peter, and their infant daughter, Lelia Maude Peter. He is survived by their daughter, Mary-Lee Lint, and her husband, Phil, of Howard, South Dakota; by grandchildren Peter and Jennifer Lint, Jennifer and Paul Schrumm and Paul and Brenda Lint; and by great-grandchildren Gabriella, Micah, Gideon, Myla and Shanara. He will be missed by many friends and family.
He attended grade school in Princeton and completed his high school education in Washington, D.C. He then attended Bridgewater College in Virginia for two years and completed medical school at the University of Virginia. On February 8, 1941, he married Mary Keyes Shanklin at the Beckley Presbyterian Church. Mary passed away on December 26, 1995.
Dr. Peter was a member of the BPC and served on the Session for many years. He was a dedicated Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat physician on the medical staff of Beckley Hospital from 1935 until he retired in 1974. In 2004 he moved to Yankton, South Dakota to be near Mary-Lee and her family and became a resident of the Majestic Bluffs Independent Living Center. In January of 2007, he celebrated his 100th birthday with many friends and family from several states and communities. Because of failing health, he moved to the Good Samaritan Society of Howard in July of 2008.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Haiti Solar Oven Project of the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church or to the Beckley Presbyterian Church, Beckley, WV.