Sylvia Mitchell Peterson

Sylvia Mitchell Peterson Mickey, 88 of North East, MD, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Eldersburg, MD. She was born in Greenville County, VA on December 27, 1920, the eighth of eleven children born to Willie and Rosa Mitchell. She was the beloved wife of William H. Peterson Pete of North East, MD who is recently deceased. She and Pete lived much of their married lives in Colonial Heights, VA where they raised their oldest two children before moving to North East where they embarked on a new chapter in their lives, raising their youngest daughter. She was an active member of the North East United Methodist Church, the Bible Study Group, the Garden Club, and the Red Hat group. She loved visiting, reminiscing and playing games with her large family. She also loved Church activities, and her life in North East, where she enjoyed dancing, horseback riding, exercise and long walks. Most of all she loved caring for children, and she counted among her treasures her friends in North East. She was survived by her son, Mitchell William Peterson of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; her daughters, Pamela Rhea Prodey of Eldersburg, MD and Lori Lee Hutchins of Bluefield, WV; 8 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, her sisters Lorene Polly Johnson, Rosa Daniel and Peggy Webb and her brother Byron Mitchell. Visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday, March 4, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Crouch Funeral Home, 127 South Main Street, North East, MD. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM at North East United Methodist Church, 308 South Main Street, North East, MD. Rev. Daniel T. Gedman will officiate. Interment will be in North East Methodist Cemetery, North East, MD. Additionally, a Memorial Service will be held at Spring United Methodist Church in VA/NC at a date and time not yet determined. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be sent to the Macula Vision Research Foundation or the Baltimore School for the Blind.