Emma La Jean Peters

Emma La Jean Coltrin Peters was born March 20, 1919 in Denver, Colorado to Allie Loran Coltrin and Gladys Louise Shreeve Coltrin. Emma, 92 passed away on August 2, 2011 in Bremerton, Washington.

Emma grew up in Denver until the age of 17 and moved to Bisbee, Arizona with her parents where she met and married George Daniel "Buster" Peters, Jr. Shortly thereafter they moved to the Cripple Creek District and started their family.

After living on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, the family moved to Grants, NM during its uranium mining boom in 1956 to open Buster's business G & F Welding and Machine Shop. Buster ran the labor end of the business while Emma did the office side in Milan, NM.

Emma was a substitute teacher. Then taught for several years at a private school for handicapped students called "The Little Pink School" and was assistant director at the Work Activity Center, another school dedicated to students with special needs. Emma was known by many as "The Green Stamp Lady" at Sturges Supermarket for several decades.

Emma was active in her community as a member of the ladies organization called the Pilot Club which funded Mother Whiteside Library. Emma loved to socialize, enjoyed many friendships and was a Red Hatter until her move to Bremerton, Washington to live with her granddaughter after the death of her beloved husband of 72 years in 2009.

Emma is survived by 8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and 12 great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents Allie and Gladys, two sisters Lillian and Ginnie, two sons Little Buster and Pepper, and daughter, Gladys.

Thank you to all the wonderful staff at Belmont Terrace and Franciscan Hospice for making her last days comfortable.

Emma will be buried with her loving husband Buster at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM.