Philip Beverley Peters

PETERS, Philip Beverley, DDS FACD, "Surgeon and Teacher," born March 15, 1927, died on June 22, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, The Rev. Harold B.W. Peters and Dorothy St. John Durrette Peters; two brothers, Peyton Patmore Peters and Michael Cromwell Peters; a daughter, Ellen Coleman Peters; his wife, Polly Davis Coleman Peters; and a stepson, The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lee Jenkins. Dr. Peters is survived by his wife of 22 years, Sally Irene Harman Peters; a son, Philip Barton Peters and his wife, Karen; two daughters, Mary Beverley Hunton and her husband, Eppa, and Susan Davis Miller; two sisters, Gayle Patmore Emerson and her husband, Keith, and Mary Beaumont Peters. He is also survived by two beloved nephews, Lawrence Emerson and his wife, Ellen, and Philip Emerson and his wife, Beth, and their children, Katherine and Peyton; a nephew, Stuart Peters; and a cousin and namesake, Philip Musick Mulford, his wife, Lisa, and their children, Philip and Preston. He is survived by six grandchildren, Sarah and Laura Peters, Eleanor Hunton Hoppe and her husband, Joel, Eppa Hunton VI, Cody Brown and Jessica Miller; a stepson, Scott Harman Jenkins and his wife, Teresa; six step-grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, Dora Mahanes and Linda Harman; and a brother-in-law, Raymond Harman and his wife, Pat. Private interment. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either Saint Mary's Hospital or the Medical College of Virginia, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Fund, P.O. Box 980234, Richmond, Va. 23298.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.