Louise Stricklin Peters

Louise Stricklin Peters was born in Denison, Texas on September 29, 1912 and left this earth to be in the presence of Jesus on March 22, 2014. She lived 101 years with a smile on her face and a positive attitude everyday of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, J.T. (Pete) Peters, her parents, Walter James Stricklin and Nancy Jane Smallwood, as well as her siblings, Darwin, Walter and Tobe, and her son in law, Phil Lester as well as her granddaughter in law, Barbara Lester, and great grandchild, Kelly. She is survived by her daughters, Liz Lester, Helen Watts and her husband, Don, and her youngest, Janie Bradley, and her husband, Ray. She is also survived by her 10 grandchildren, their spouses, plus 27 great grandchildren with 5 spouses, as well as 6 great great grandchildren with one on the way.

Please join us in a Celebration of Louise’s life on Saturday, March 29th, 2014 at West End Baptist Church, 802 Shepherd Drive, Houston, Tx 77007 at 2pm. Visitation will be at Heights Funeral Home the night before, Friday, March 28th from 5-8pm at 1317 Heights Blvd, Houston, Tx 77008. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Louise’s church, West End Baptist, where she was a member for 76 years. For most of her tenure as a member of West End Baptist Louise sought to share her faith as a Sunday school teacher as well as attending to her own growth in weekly Bible Study and worship. Her favorite scripture was John 15: 5, “I am the vine and you are the branches. Abide in me and I will abide in you...”

While being a beloved mother, grandmother, friend and devoted servant of Christ, she was a dedicated employee. Louise was recently honored as the oldest living former employee of Foley’s department store where she worked for many years. After working at Foley’s, she worked at Mortgage and Trust for at least 20 years before retiring. In her spare time, Louse loved to read, drink coffee, travel, play scrabble, and visit with family and friends. She was also a woman of great wisdom who encouraged everyone to “keep on keepin on” and to remember if you have something to do don’t put it off, but “Do it now!”

Arrangements under the direction of Heights Funeral Home, Houston, TX.