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Submitted: 4/10/21 • Approved: 4/11/21 • Last Updated: 4/14/21 • R309464-G0-S3
September 30, 1935 - July 29, 2013
Funeral services for Mr. James R. Petersen, 77, of Bernice will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday, July 31st at Farrar Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Canterberry & Bro. Steve Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville.
Mr. Petersen passed away July 29, 2013. He enjoyed all kinds of sports, especially football. He loved animals, and took pleasure feeding and watching them. He also liked to fish in his younger years. He was a longtime member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
James was preceded in death by his parents, Roy & Clara Petersen; twin siblings, Roy & Roylen Petersen; in-laws, Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Pilgreen; brother-in-law, Joe Pilgreen and niece, Laura Jo Pilgreen.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 45 years, Patsy Petersen; brother-in-law, James Pilgreen & wife, Gwen; 2 sisters-in-law: Jane Swanner and Barbara Pilgreen; 2 nephews and 4 nieces.
Pallbearers will be Gary Pilgreen, Dillon Pilgreen, Wesley Troquille, Jared Porter, Dewayne Westbrook and Billy McIntosh.
Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, July 30th at the funeral home.
Online messages for the family may be left at farrarfuneralhomeonline.com
Contributed on 4/10/21 by debbraszymanski
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