Bobby Hubert Peterson

Bob Peterson age 92 of Brookfield passed away Friday January 14, 2022, at McLarney Manor in Brookfield Mo.

*Due to the rising numbers of illness in our area, the family request that you please wear a mask and properly social distance when attending services.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church of Brookfield with the Pastor Julie King officiating. Visitation will be from 10am to start of service. Burial will be held at 1:00 in Mount Carmel Cemetery north of Clifton Hill off Highway 3.  The graveside service will be with full military honors provided by Bucklin American Legion Green Hills Post 57.

Viewing will be available to pay respects on Monday at Wright Funeral Home at 11:00 until 5:00.

Memorials to: First Presbyterian Church and/or Ministries in Linn County Food Pantry may be left at or mailed to Wright Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, Mo 64628.

Bobby Hubert Peterson was the son of Ralph and Pauline (Roberts) Peterson. He was one of 5 siblings, born during the depression August 2, 1929, in Bennett Missouri.  He enlisted in the military in 1947 at the age of 17 and was assigned to General Douglas MacArther headquarters in Tokyo Japan where he worked with General MacArther during the Korean War.

Upon returning to the United States, he served as a ROTC instructor at University of Missouri Columbia.  While there he met Helen Palmer of Moberly, Mo. Bob and Helen married in 1953 in Raytown Mo.  In 1955 their first son Doug was born at Ft. Leavenworth KS.  Bob became an Army Recruiter and moved his growing family to Brookfield Mo responsible for a large part of north Missouri. Their daughter Christine was born in Marceline, Mo soon after moving to Brookfield. In 1958 Bob was called to serve in Army Intelligence in Oberammergau Germany. There two more sons were born David and Dean.

Bob and Helen liked Brookfield so much that when they returned to the States in 1962, they moved back to Brookfield to raise their family joining the Brookfield First Presbyterian Church.  Bob served as the areas Army Recruiter until he retired in 1968 after 20 years of service. 

Bob opened Peterson Real Estate in 1971 in downtown Brookfield and sold farms and homes for more than 45 years in the area.  He was a fixture of downtown Brookfield standing on the sidewalk greeting everyone he would meet.

While selling real estate he also bought a farm in 1973 and loved being out at the farm taking care of the land, his cows, and his bird dogs.

Bob’s passions were his family, the Brookfield community, his farm, fishing, and hunting. He loved being outdoors and loved quail hunting with his family and friends. 

He will be missed!

Survivors include his wife, Helen of the home; four children, Douglas Eugene Peterson (Kathy) of New Boston; Christine Anne Keuhn (JA) of Trenton, David Robert Peterson (Sherry) of Tiffany Springs, and James Dean Peterson (Kristi) of Columbia; eight grandchildren, Ashley Davis (Jordan) of Kansas City, Kansas, Kaitlyn Hargis (Josh) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aaron Veatch (Andrea) of St. Charles, April Cunningham (Cliff) of Smithville, Jared Peterson (Jenn) of Overland Park, Kansas, David Joe Peterson (Paige) of Ballwin, Ethan Peterson of Brandon, Florida, and Chloe Peterson of Columbia; six step-grandchildren, Jerry Keuhn (LaDena) of Platte City, Jenny Vohler (Dan) of International Falls, Minnesota, Keri Reece (Sonny) of Deland, Florida, Yuri Keuhn of Weston, and Rylie Clevenger and Kailey Clevenger of Columba; 17 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ralph Max Peterson (Janice) of Wilmington, North Carolina; one sister, Donna Thomas (Bill) of McKinney, Texas; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Nettie Moore and Mary Williamson.

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