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William D. "Bill" Peters

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William D."Bill" Peters, 90, of Hot Springs, Ark. died Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was born June 28,1921 in Hot Springs to the late James M. and Bennie A. Hall Peters and was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lexie Peters and son-in-law Paul A. Lynch Jr. During WWII, Bill served as Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Air Corps as a B-24 nose gunner in the Central Pacific Theatre and was awarded 2 battle stars. He was a lifetime member of the B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge No. 380 as well as a member of Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association. During his long career as an auto body repairman, he owned and operated Bill Peters Body Shop and retired from Tim Parker Chrysler. He then served on the Auto Collision Advisory Committee for A.C.T.I. for many years. Bill was a loyal member of Oaklawn United Methodist Church for over 75 years. Survivors include three daughters, Susan Lynch of Hot Springs, Becky (Bill) Wadkins of Hot Springs, Cindy (Patrick) Tenney of Springdale, Ark., four grandchildren; Brandon (Stacy) Lynch of Hot Springs, Jeff (Traci) Lynch of Hot Springs, Tim Wadkins of Hot Springs, Will Tenney of Springdale, Ark.; four great-grandchildren, Garrett, Weston, Makenzi and Bryce Lynch. Survivors also include his special friend Ruth M. Lindahl and his much loved kitty, Sylvia. Visitation will be held at Oaklawn United Methodist Church from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday May 21, 2012 with funeral services to follow at 2 p.m. with Reverend Fred Hunter and Brother Don Crossley officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery following funeral Services. Pallbearers will be Brandon Lynch, Jeff Lynch, Tim Wadkins, Will Tenney, Paul Sullivan and John Nannemann. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Martin Koehn, Dr. John Scott Featherston, the Mercy outpatient staff, Cindy Nelson APN, his YMCA family, the nurses (angels) of AR Hospice, his friends and staff at Crown Trace Villa, Senior Companions: Gary Nichols and Glen Odom, Bro. Don Crossley, his Elks Lodge family, Builders Sunday School class, Joel Humphrey, Joe Story, Gene Beckwith, Dale Whitman, Dale and Matt Diggs, and Jack Losmann. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to: Oaklawn United Methodist Church, 216 Higdon Ferry Rd, Hot Springs, Ark. 71913; Guardian Angels Cat Rescue, 1540 Malvern Ave # C, Hot Springs, AR 71901; Paws and Claws Rescue, P.O. Box 20254 Hot Springs, Ark. 71903. Guest register at www.grossfuneralhome.com

Published May 20, 2012

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