Clifford Oliver “CO” Peters

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Clifford Oliver "CO" Peters died peacefully in Lagrange, Georgia on June 6, 2017 at the age of 85.

CO is survived by his wife, Katherine Peters; daughter, Jane Blackburn; son-in-law, Jim Blackburn; grandchildren, Travis Blackburn, Corie and her husband, Jordan Ring; and his great-grandchildren, Reese and Fischer Ring of Lagrange, Georgia.

CO was born on April 21, 1932 in Mobile, Alabama to Arthur and Grace Peters. He married Katherine Long, his high school sweetheart, in 1952.

After moving to Fairhope, Alabama, CO began working for Alabama Power Company.

CO enjoyed being active in the Barnwell community. He was an active member of a mystic society in Mobile, a former president of the Gulf Coast Pecan Growers Association and active in Mobile Energizers.

CO was cremated and will be laid to rest at Brook Cedron Cemetery in the Barnwell community in Fairhope, Alabama.