Phillip Owen "Phil" Peters

Phillip "Phil" Owen Peters, 70, of St. Augustine, died unexpectedly on Feb. 17, 2013, at home in Jacksonville. He was born and grew up in Rock Oak, W. Va., and lived for 36 years in the Washington, D.C. area. He had been a resident of St. Augustine since 2006, moving here from Fort Myers, Fla., where he had lived for 10 years. Phil had a natural talent for working with numbers. He served his country in the U.S. Army and continued serving for nearly 30 years as a civilian employee of the Army as a management analysis at the Pentagon and the Army Material Command in Washington, D.C. In his retirement he had endeavored in other business ventures, including owning and operating P.M. & T Painting Co., and was a member of the Village Church. He was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather and will be deeply missed. His life was devoted to God, family and the work he loved.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Suzanne Peters of St. Augustine; daughters, Michelle Batten of Boise, Idaho, Lisa Peters of Luray, Va., Aimee McDonald of St. Augustine, Charlene Weaver of Front Royal, Va.; a son, Marshall Peters of St. Augustine; brothers, Jimmy Peters of St. Louis, Mo., Donald Peters of Romney, W.Va., Walbert Peters of Petersburg, W.Va.; and 13 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at the Village Church with the Rev. Bob May, officiating. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Asbury Cemetery in Baker, W.Va., at a later date.

St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.