Obituary for Warren Frederick Peake
WARREN FREDERICK PEAKE, 98, of Kermit, West Virginia, went to be
with his Lord on Saturday, September 21, 2019, while in the hospital in Morehead,
Kentucky, following a lengthy illness. His service will be conducted at 2 o’clock
P.M. on Tuesday, September 24, at the Kermit United Methodist Church.
Officiating his service will be Walter Marcum, Pastor. Interment will follow in the
Brewer Cemetery.
Warren was born June 21, 1921, in Warfield, Kentucky, a son of the late Arthur
and Hazel Stepp Peake. He graduated from Kermit High School in 1938. A
veteran of World War Two he served honorably in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Following the war he returned to Kermit where he ran a family owned business.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Riddle
Peake, and his daughter, Louetha Ann Peake DeWitt, of Hilton Head, South
Carolina. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Alma Peake Frye, and his
brother, Woodrow Wilson Peake. He is survived by his two grandsons, Mark E.
DeWitt of Ashburn, Virginia, and Jason F. DeWitt of Chicago, Illinois.
He has five great grandchildren: Zoe A. DeWitt, Madeline N. DeWitt, and Calvin
T. DeWitt – the children of Mark and Christine DeWitt. Dallas Frederick DeWitt
and Julien Peake DeWitt – the children of Jason and Kerry DeWitt. He is also
survived by two nephews – Kyle Wilson Peake of Fort Gay, West Virginia, and
Louis Arthur Peake of Huntington, West Virginia. He has two nieces – Charlotte
Peake (Frye) Eggler of Boise, Idaho, and Karen Lee (Peake) Thompson of
Columbia, South Carolina. He is also survived by his long-time companion who
cared for him for nineteen years, Alma Patrick and her daughter, Linda, of
Morehead, Kentucky.
All those who came to know Warren recalled him as a kind and considerate
gentleman who always smiled. He was a lifelong member of the Kermit United
Methodist Church, served on the Kermit Town Council, and was a former Deputy
Fire Chief of the Kermit Volunteer Fire Department. Friends may call at 1:00 P.M.
at the Kermit United Methodist Church. Mullins Family Funeral Home is honored and privileged to be serving the family of Warren Frederick Peake.
with his Lord on Saturday, September 21, 2019, while in the hospital in Morehead,
Kentucky, following a lengthy illness. His service will be conducted at 2 o’clock
P.M. on Tuesday, September 24, at the Kermit United Methodist Church.
Officiating his service will be Walter Marcum, Pastor. Interment will follow in the
Brewer Cemetery.
Warren was born June 21, 1921, in Warfield, Kentucky, a son of the late Arthur
and Hazel Stepp Peake. He graduated from Kermit High School in 1938. A
veteran of World War Two he served honorably in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Following the war he returned to Kermit where he ran a family owned business.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Riddle
Peake, and his daughter, Louetha Ann Peake DeWitt, of Hilton Head, South
Carolina. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Alma Peake Frye, and his
brother, Woodrow Wilson Peake. He is survived by his two grandsons, Mark E.
DeWitt of Ashburn, Virginia, and Jason F. DeWitt of Chicago, Illinois.
He has five great grandchildren: Zoe A. DeWitt, Madeline N. DeWitt, and Calvin
T. DeWitt – the children of Mark and Christine DeWitt. Dallas Frederick DeWitt
and Julien Peake DeWitt – the children of Jason and Kerry DeWitt. He is also
survived by two nephews – Kyle Wilson Peake of Fort Gay, West Virginia, and
Louis Arthur Peake of Huntington, West Virginia. He has two nieces – Charlotte
Peake (Frye) Eggler of Boise, Idaho, and Karen Lee (Peake) Thompson of
Columbia, South Carolina. He is also survived by his long-time companion who
cared for him for nineteen years, Alma Patrick and her daughter, Linda, of
Morehead, Kentucky.
All those who came to know Warren recalled him as a kind and considerate
gentleman who always smiled. He was a lifelong member of the Kermit United
Methodist Church, served on the Kermit Town Council, and was a former Deputy
Fire Chief of the Kermit Volunteer Fire Department. Friends may call at 1:00 P.M.
at the Kermit United Methodist Church. Mullins Family Funeral Home is honored and privileged to be serving the family of Warren Frederick Peake.