Robert Paul Peters

Robert “Paul” Steuart Peters was born 15 Nov. 1950 in Wichita, KS to Sammie D. Mitchell Steuart and Larnce K. Steuart. Paul was a devoted Christian. He exchanged his earthly address for his Heavenly one on 21 Aug. 2021 in Tulsa, OK after a brutal battle with Covid in a Tulsa hospital. Paul spent his first 8 years growing up with his aunt, uncle and a grandfather who all preceded him in death. They were William Duckett, Ivan E. Duckett and Berniece M. Mitchell Duckett. Paul maintained a lifelong close relationship with the 5 cousins who shaped those early years with him. Three of those predeceased him. They are William J. “Bill” Duckett, Robert J. “Bob” Duckett and Donald W. “Don” Duckett. He is survived by the other two, Danny I. “Dan” Duckett and James M. “Mike” Duckett, to whom he was closest due to their closeness in age and their shared love of Southern Gospel Quartet music since childhood. Paul was also predeceased by his father, Larnce K. Steuart, by his mother, Sammie D. Peters and by his step-father Cleo James “Jim” Peters who raised and mentored Paul through his adolescence and young adult years. From Jim, Paul picked up a love for fishing, his friendly, easy-going, laid-back ways, his respectful manner toward everyone and as he learned cabinetry and flooring trades as his first jobs and he also learned his work ethic from him. Jim was the father of Paul’s heart, and during his last illness, Paul expressed his desire to be buried in Dewey Cemetery in Dewey, OK “as close to Jim Peters as possible.” On 18 Feb. 1989, Paul married Barbara J. Divis in Copan, Oklahoma. She brought 2 children to the marriage, Deanna Divis (Kirk) Amidon and Brent M. (Tammy) Divis. Although he never adopted either of them, he thought of both of them as his own, too, and he considered their children to be his grandchildren. He remained close to them, and to Barb, for the rest of his life. Barb predeceased him by a mere two days, also from Covid, and the blessing in that tragedy is that Paul never had to know about or to suffer her loss and the same was true in reverse for Barb. For most of Paul’s adulthood, he worked in law enforcement or as a security guard. For a time, he worked as Sheriff’s patrol in Bartlesville. At the time of his death, he was a security guard in Tulsa for Allied Universal. He enjoyed his jobs, sometimes volunteering to work double shifts. Paul found great personal satisfaction in his job as an Oklahoma licensed security guard for Allied Universal. His boss, Ron Harwood, became one of Paul’s closest friends. Paul suffered a number of losses over the course of his life including his maternal grandparents. Samuel R. Mitchell and Clara V. Schmidt Mitchell; all of his other maternal aunts, Zoe E. “Dusty” Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Lacey, Laura “Jeanne” Marney and Dorothy H. Ott Felderhoff; two of his half-siblings, Sherrie Lynn Lee and James R. McFarlane. Others left to mourn Paul’s unexpected passing are half-siblings, Joe S. (Linda) Deavours, Jr., Dorothy J. (Roger) Fugett and Vickie L. Babb; and cousins Dan I. (Jackie) Duckett, James M. (Cynthia) Duckett, Robert E. (Doris) Guthrie, Lester L. Logan, Logan M. Murdoch, Cindy G. (Glen) Morse, Kimberly R. Ott and James R. (Gina) Ott; along with a host of nieces, nephews and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the SGMA Museum, PO Box 6729 Sevierville, TN 37864; E-mail: administrator@sgma.org Phone: 865-908-4040 Online: https://www.sgma.org/ Funeral Services at Stumpff Funeral Home, 1600 SE Washington, Bartlesville, OK 74006, Friday, September 24, 2021 AT 2:30 pm CDT Burial to follow at Dewey Cemetery, 411 Don Tyler Ave., Dewey, OK 74029 Section 4 - where the Gazebo is located To view the live stream of the service, click here: https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/authorise.php?k=1632341136138314

Robert Paul Peters

November 15, 1950 - August 21, 2021