Obituaries
James Duke Peeler
( January 6, 1925 - January 28, 2015 )
James Duke Peeler, 90, died January 28, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
His funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Michael Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in the North Wing of the church.
Jim was born January 5, 1925, in Cleveland county, to the late George Murphy and Lila Houser Peeler, and grew up in the North Brook section of Lincoln county. In addition to his parents, Mr. Peeler was predeceased by his wife, Helen Wise Peeler, and a brother, Hubert Peeler.
He attended Wingate College before entering the U.S. Navy Air Corps in 1943 serving in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II. After returning home he attended Lenoir Rhyne College and the University of Maryland. Returning to Lincolnton, he went into partnership with his father and brother-in-law, Robert G. and Bob Wise in Wise Implement Company. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church and a Mason. In 1967 he became a Real Estate Broker and from 1968-1991 he served as the Executive Director of Lincolnton Housing Authority.
He is survived by a son, Alan Duke Peeler and wife Myrl of Lincolnton; a daughter, Donna Peeler Strong and husband Murray of Atlanta, GA; a sister, Barbara Cherry Robbins and her husband Dick of Lincolnton; brother-in-law, Dr. John E. Wise of Hickory; sister-in-laws Carol Peeler and Dot Wise of Lincolnton; and one granddaughter, Katie Strong.
Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 216 S. Aspen Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
His funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Michael Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in the North Wing of the church.
Jim was born January 5, 1925, in Cleveland county, to the late George Murphy and Lila Houser Peeler, and grew up in the North Brook section of Lincoln county. In addition to his parents, Mr. Peeler was predeceased by his wife, Helen Wise Peeler, and a brother, Hubert Peeler.
He attended Wingate College before entering the U.S. Navy Air Corps in 1943 serving in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II. After returning home he attended Lenoir Rhyne College and the University of Maryland. Returning to Lincolnton, he went into partnership with his father and brother-in-law, Robert G. and Bob Wise in Wise Implement Company. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church and a Mason. In 1967 he became a Real Estate Broker and from 1968-1991 he served as the Executive Director of Lincolnton Housing Authority.
He is survived by a son, Alan Duke Peeler and wife Myrl of Lincolnton; a daughter, Donna Peeler Strong and husband Murray of Atlanta, GA; a sister, Barbara Cherry Robbins and her husband Dick of Lincolnton; brother-in-law, Dr. John E. Wise of Hickory; sister-in-laws Carol Peeler and Dot Wise of Lincolnton; and one granddaughter, Katie Strong.
Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 216 S. Aspen Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Posted on 29 Jan 2015
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