August Peters, Jr.

August A. "Pete" Peters, Jr. was born November 9, 1925 to Henrietta Allen & August A. Peters, Sr. in Wichita Falls, Texas. Pete passed away peacefully in his home on December 6, 2016 from pancreatic cancer. Pete married his high school sweetheart, Helen Croft on July 17, 1946, in Lovell, WY and they recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.

As a young child, Pete moved with his family to Enid OK, Cody WY, Forsyth MT and Lovell WY. As a youth he was active in Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout. He also loved sports, playing football and baseball. Pete joined the Navy in 1943 then attended the University of Colorado, participating in the V-12 program for commissioned officers. While there, he was an all-conference football player and received his BS in mechanical engineering in 1946. Pete was then assigned to report to the USS Columbia in Newport, Rhode Island. Following his military service, Pete went to work for Ohio Oil Company (later known as Marathon Oil Company) and worked his way up through Marathon becoming regional superintendent in the West Texas area. He left Marathon in 1967 to start his own business, AA Oilfield Service which he successfully ran for thirty years.

Pete was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a scout master, young men's president, branch president, bishop, district president, stake presidency and as a Lubbock temple sealer.

Pete is best known as a man of integrity. He gave generously and anonymously throughout his life. He is survived by his wife, Helen, four children and their spouses, 12 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren: Richard (wife Ginger), Paula Bensing (husband Robert), Barry (wife Vickie), and Paige Cannon (husband Mike). He was preceded in death by his parents, one grandchild, Cole Wilson, and a great-grandchild, Hugo Bensing.

Visitation

Chapel of Hope
3321 N. Dal Paso
Hobbs, NM  88240
Thursday, December 8, 2016
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Service

Funeral Service

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
3720 N Grimes
Hobbs, NM  88240
Friday, December 9, 2016
2:00 pm

Cemetery

Prairie Haven Memorial Park
2201 E. Stanolind
Hobbs, NM  88240

Memorial Contributions

Boy Scouts of America