Randy Peters

Mr. Randolph William “Randy” Peters, 58, of Walterboro entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 12, 2013, surrounded by family and friends. He was at the Medical University of South Carolina and was awaiting organ transplant.

Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock, Saturday, August 17, 2013 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel.

Born on November 9, 1954, he was a native of Walterboro. He was son of Catherine Butler Peters and the late Laurie William “Pete” Peters. He was the owner and general manager of Lowcountry Office Supply in Walterboro, which he established in 1976. Elected to Walterboro City Council in 2007, it was his joy and privilege to serve the community he loved.

Randy was an active member of the Walterboro Elks Lodge, where he served as Past Exalted Ruler, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, and for many years in the past on the Board of Trustees. He was a member of Unity Lodge No. 55, A.F.M. and was a Past Master. Committed to the development of his beloved community, he was a founding committee member of the Colleton County Rice Festival and had served on the boards of the Walterboro-Colleton Chamber of Commerce and the Dogwood Hills Country Club. Randy had an intense interest in aviation. He served on the Walterboro-Colleton Airport Commission and in his younger days he had his pilot’s license and flew his own plane.

Randy loved music. At the age of 12 he was the youngest person in the state to hold a FCC license and throughout his teenage years enjoyed being a deejay at WALD Radio. He loved to entertain family and friends playing the piano “by ear” and acting in the community theater. He enjoyed golf and his Monday night pool games with his buddies at the Elks Lodge.

Surviving are: his wife, Marilyn Broach Peters of Walterboro; his mother, Catherine Peters of Walterboro; children, Laura Peters McMillan and her husband Mark of Walterboro and William Taylor Peters of Charleston; brothers, Gary Peters and his wife Vicky of Lodge and Robbie Peters and his wife Darlene of Walterboro; grandchildren, Austin, Nathan, Michael, Morgan, Mindy and McKenzie; sisters-in-law, Carolyn Lewis and her husband Billy of Walterboro, LuEllen Ransbottom and her husband Phil of Ormond Beach, Florida, and Jennye Thornton and her husband Bill of Franklin, Tennessee; brother-in-law, Jim Broach and his wife Barbara of Bloomington, Illinois; aunts, Julie Butler Mills and her husband Skeeter of Goose Creek, Donna Butler Sineath of Islandton, and Marie Todd of Garden City, Georgia; uncles, C.T. Butler of Walterboro and Jimmy Butler and his wife Kimberly of Varnville; longtime friends and devoted employees, Cherry Douglas of Walterboro and Ed Delaney of Walterboro; and many nieces and nephews.

For those that so desire, memorial messages and thoughts of condolence, as well as memorable recollections of Randy may be shared with the family at the online guestbook, www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to: Elks National Foundation Scholarship Fund, Elks Lodge 1988, Post Office Box 202, Walterboro, SC 29488; or to: FoCCAS--Friends of the Colleton County Animal Shelter, 33 Poor Farm Road, Walterboro, SC 29488.

The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 until 8 at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro; 843.538.5408.

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