Lee Clifford Peterson

Peterson, Lee Clifford

On May 15th, 2023, Lee Clifford Peterson died in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 67. Lee is survived by his spouse Cynthia Jung Peterson (Kirkwood, Mo), his two daughters Rebecca Leigh Peterson (Rugby, England) and Samantha Reid Peterson (St. Louis, Mo), his three brothers Lloyd Charles Peterson (Cincinnati, Oh), Val Craig Peterson (Naples, Fl), Gregory Fritz Peterson (Manchester, Mo) and his sister Carolyn Simon (Carrollton, Ga). He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Lloyd Peterson & Reba M Peterson (Boca Raton, Fl) and sister Linda Charlene Peterson-Campbell (Dallas, Tx).

Lee was born on 11/21/55 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Castle Heights Military Academy (Lebanon, Tn) in 1973 and went on to attend Westminster College in Fulton, Mo, where he graduated in 1977 with a degree in Economics and Business Administration. He earned his CPA certification while working for a small CPA firm, later moved to Brown Group and has had his own CPA practice for the last 13 years. Lee had numerous interests and hobbies but really enjoyed fishing, golf and working with cattle.

Lee married Cynthia on Oct 12th, 1985. They met at Brown Group in the early 80's – Lee worked in MIS Operations, and Cynthia worked in the Treasury Department. They welcomed their first daughter Rebecca in 1989 and their second daughter Samantha in 1992.

Services: There will be a Visitation on Saturday, May 20th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 4 p.m. Visitation and service will be at Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood, Mo. 63122. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to either Westminster College or Elks National Foundation. On Sunday, May 21st, there will be a Celebration of Life at Manchester Elks Lodge located at 2242 Manson Lane, Manchester, Mo. 63021 from noon till 6. The Lodge is right next to Love Park.