Obituary of Gladys H. Peters

PETERS, Gladys H. Mrs. Gladys H. Peters, 91, of Ocala, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala. A native of Memphis, TN, she moved to Ocala in 1975, coming here from Maine. She was a former bookkeeper for the A.B. Dick Office Machine Company. She taught Bunka for many years at the Marion County Senior Center. Bunka is the Japanese art of Punch Embroidery and Threadpainting. Mrs. Peters was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Ocala, where she belonged to the Forever Young group. She was preceded in death by her husband Don in 1992. She is survived by her niece Mary Ferreri and nephew William H. Roberts, both of Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, with Rev. Kevin Kite officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 AM until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to the Youth Ministry at First Baptist Church of Ocala, 2801 SE Maricamp Road, Ocala, FL 34471.