The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-23
WARREN GREEN PETERSON
HAS PASSED AWAY

Mr.. Warren G. Peterson, still 1t cast
a shadow OF gloom over the city Wee
esday morning when the new
Dread that this faithful citizen ha'
= led on Tuesday about o'clock. Mr..
'.eterson was in his 10th year. tie
laa,Aean~ip. II health for two or three
@as taken Worsetlast Sun
UeGk ago. He was a gallant
~ 0federate veteran, meDaber Of
farsss =. Nar:e cap1p, and while in
gaod health and activity always dis
o.. gsa nis usual enthusiasm Mnen at
tending the 'eunions of his former
comrades especially the exercises
IN Ne, ;oer . on Memorial day, SEEM
ine. on the Sc occasions to be ''in his
element" He loved the old cause,
whicl. w9s dear to his heart, and de-
lighted IN c. .erishing the glorlfied
memories of "the old fighting days
Mr.. Peterson was familiar figure
in Newberry, we'll known throughout
the county. The p, pie respected
him; among other things they re-
spected him for his walk in two ways.
his walk was upright and ae walk
ed with a limp. The people IN very
high degree respected that limping
walk, because they knew it was caus-
ed by wounds on the bloody fields OF
the old Confederacy.
Only 16 years old Warren Peter
son went to war, to serve his God,
his country and his home. He wac
to act throughout the service.
Wounds could not keep him out OF
the struggle-he only kept away from
battle until the wounds healed. He
was wounded five times, twice serl-
ously, the two serious wounds re-
ceived at the. Wilderness fight and at
Gettysburg, both in the same place,
shot in the hip. That was one of the
condolences of the war: Shot in the
hip during one battle and after ex'
piration of his furlough at home and
return to war shot in the came hip in
another battle.
Young Warren Peterson proved
himself a valiant soldier. After the
war he took up the battle Of life at
home and made brave fight. For
some years before moving to the city
he was magistrate in No. 6 township,
where he was called "Judge Peter
? SON, and the title Judge" clung
to him the balance of his life. he
lived a long and useful life in New
berry. where he was official weather
reporter for about 80 years, and for
about 16 years he served as one OF the
R. F. D. carriers from the postoftice,
father and son-John A.-both be-
ing in the same service. For some
wears Mr.. Peterson was also chairman
of the Newberry County Pension
board. In all these various capacl-
ties he exercised the same loyalty and
devotion to duty, and he stuck to his
work until i'll, health forced him to
give it up; he had to give it up, but
he gave it up with deep, sighs of re-
gret-he loved his work and hated to
be "a gutter" For number OF
wears he was also chief of police of
Newberry.
Mr.. Peterson was thrice married.
His first wife was Miss Elizabeth
Stewart, his second Miss Jennie Alb
rams and his third Miss Lula Waters.
He is survived by his third wife and
by the following of his children: W..
S. Peterson, president Of the Busi-
ness college in Greenwood; Miss Ma
nv Peterson and Jno. A. and .. II.
Peterson OF the nrst union, ana MISS
es Elise and Sue Ella Peterson, the
daughters of the third union.
The burial, which was largely at
tended, was in Rosemont cemetery on
Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock,
service at the grave by his pastor,
Rev. E. V. Babb, Mr. Peterson having
been consistent member of the First
Baptist church of Newoerry. The
following acted as pallbearers: H. D.
Whitaker, J. D. Wicker, ]. A. Bur
ton, l. H. Hunt, NJ. NJ. Satterwhite,
:, f. S. Blease, R C. Perry, Floyd
Bradley. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful.