Orice Lester PETERS

1924 - 1984  (59 years)

• Name	Orice Lester PETERS  [1]
  Born	09 Mar 1924	Poplarville, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	03 Jan 1984	Port Hickey Road, Zachary, LA/Port Hudson National Cemetery
  Person ID	I14917	TAP | George/Michael Branch, George Fulp's Full Tree
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Raymer Phelps PETERS,   b. 15 Oct 1898, Morgan, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Jul 1975, Poplarville, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Ida Lou WILLIAMS,   b. 13 Dec 1900, Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 03 Sep 1972, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	1918
  Family ID	F5214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosemarie MURPHY,   b. 23 Dec 1923,   d. 04 Feb 1982  (Age 58 years)
  Married	03 Jul 1953
  Children	1. Shannon Murphy PETERS,   b. 07 Feb 1960,   d. 19 Feb 1960  (Age 0 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F5545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was named after Orice Leste peters son of Andrew Layton Peters. ~~~~~~ Sharon states My dad is buried in the Port Hudson National Cemetery as well. Mother plans to be buried alongside Dad, although she will be cremated. Orice died a tragic death. Alcoholism claimed him and his wife. Their only child, Shannon, was born when I was in high school and died when he was ten days old. They never recovered from it. ~~~~~~ 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Orice Peters Home in 1930: Beat 1, Pearl River, Mississippi View Map Age: 5 Estimated birth year: abt 1925 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Raymer Mother's Name: Ida Lou Race: White Household Members: Name Age Raymer Peters 32 Ida Lou Peters 29 Raymer Peters 9 Jock Peters 8 Orice Peters 5 Shelly Peters 4 Kenith R Peters 2 ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ 1940s Orice Lester Peters served in the navy as a radio man on a ship that was bombed, He survived the attack, but the other radio men did not.. .it had a huge impact on his life. ~~~~~~ 1984 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Name: Orice Lester Peters Service Info.: RM3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II Birth Date: 9 Mar 1924 Death Date: 3 Jan 1984 Service Start Date: 14 Dec 1942 Interment Date: 6 Jan 1984 Cemetery: Port Hudson National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 20978 Port Hickey Road Zachary, LA 70791 Buried At: Section E Site 221

  
  

• Sources

  [S440] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll:1159; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 795.0. Birth date: abt 1925Birth place: Residence date: 1930Residenceplace: Beat 1, Pearl River, Mississippi