Lillian B. Peters

b. 2 July 1904, d. 30 September 1994
  • Lillian B. Peters was born on 2 July 1904 in Tennessee.
  • She married Lee Robert Whitfield Jr., son of Lee Robert Whitfield and Theodosia Carter.
  • Lee Robert Whitfield Jr. and Lillian B. Peters appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, at 3801 Brainerd Road.
  • Lillian B. Peters became a widow at the 30 June 1983 death of her husband Lee Robert Whitfield Jr.
  • The following appeared on September 1983 in in the September 1983 issue of the Hardin-Simmons University Range Rider:
         Dr. Robert Lee Whitfield, Jr., 78, of 65 Cobblestone, Abilene, '30, died Aug. 1 in Quincy, Ill. He was visiting with a daughter Mrs. Al (Jean) Godsey of Canton, Mo. He served as Taylor County's health director from 1962-72 and was in the Army for 30 years retiring as a colonel. While in the military, he served on the staff of the Army surgeon general and as chief medical advisor to Chiang Kai-Shek in China.
         Survivors include his wife the former Lillian B. Peters; Mrs. Godsey; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
  • The SSDI lists Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, as the last residence of record of Lillian B. Peters.
  • She was interred at Quincy National Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois.
  • Lillian B. Peters died on 30 September 1994 at age 90.
  • Last Edited: 10 Aug 2012

Family: Lee Robert Whitfield Jr. b. 1 February 1905, d. 30 July 1983