May 31, 1923 – May 07, 2025
Kenneth Lee Peterson, age 101, a longtime resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, went home to Heaven Wednesday, May 7, 2025, just a few weeks shy of his 102nd birthday. He was born May 31, 1923, the son of John Lemuel Peterson and Florence Edith Farmer Peterson. He graduated from the Fort Scott High School and was then drafted into military service during World War II. Kenneth served with the Army Air Force from1943 to 1946 where he was stationed in Burma and India. Following his military service, he returned to Ft. Scott where he was united in marriage to Marie Elizabeth Judy on March 8, 1946. Early on he worked for Bruce Marble and Granite Works and then for Mid-America Printing which later became Ennis Business Forms. Following
his retirement from printing, Kenneth continued to keep busy. He built his own home, worked in the garden, tended to his beehives, and enjoyed tinkering in his workshop and doing woodworking projects. He also worked part-time doing maintenance work for Iron Quill Estates. As a young family man, he surrendered his life to Jesus Christ and has done his best to faithfully serve Him throughout the remainder of his life. He faithfully attended the Parkway Church of God (Holiness). He was also a staunch supporter of Ft. Scott Christian Heights and was proud of the many family members who graduated from that school. Although parting is painful, his family finds comfort knowing that he is safe in the presence of Jesus.
Survivors include five children, Kenneth L. “Sonny” Peterson (Betty) of Ft. Scott, Patricia Harris (James) of Pittsburg, Kansas, Marilyn Cornell (Bob) of Ft. Scott, Rodney Peterson (Heather) of Nappanee, Ontario, Canada and Melinda Teed (Rick) of Kalispell, Montana. Also surviving are a son-in-law, Raymond Mauck of Pittsburg, Kansas, ten grandchildren, twenty-five great-
grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren with one more on the way. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie, on September 11, 2013. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Mauck, a granddaughter, Tanya Tiethoff, and two brothers, James Harold Peterson and Junior L. Peterson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 20th at the Parkway Church of God (Holiness), 1111 State Ave., Ft. Scott, Kansas. Burial with military honors will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from5 to 7 P.M. Monday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Peterson Family Memorial Fund at Ft. Scott Christian
Heights and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook atcheneywitt.com.
