- Date Of Birth: January 1, 1927
- Date Of Death: August 30, 2019
- State: Mississippi
Martha Florence Peterson, age 92, of Gautier passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. She was born January 1, 1927 in Heidelberg, MS and has been a resident of Gautier for over 50 years. Martha graduated from Bay Springs High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Mississippi College for Women. She was a former Home Economics Teacher at Pascagoula High School and dedicated employee of over 30 years at La Font Inn in Pascagoula. Martha was a very active member of Gautier United Methodist Church where she was involved with the “Pie Ladies”, sewing & cooking, and started the Prison Ministry.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Otto J. Peterson, Jr.; parents, Samuel Brown Sullivan and Elizabeth Abney Sullivan.
Martha is survived by her loving son, Mark Peterson, Mobile, AL; sister, Mary Elizabeth Sims, Bay Springs, MS; numerous nieces, nephews, other family member, great friends, and devoted church family.
