Benjamin Thomas Peters

Entered into eternal rest on May 1, 2009, Mr. Benjamin Thomas Peters, husband of Vera Carter Peters, of Charleston, SC. He was born in Columbia, SC on September 26, 1929, a son of William Theron and Pearl Crowder Peters. Ben graduated from Columbia High School and honorably served our country in U.S. Air Force. He was the President and owner of Ben Peter's Brick. Ben was a star baseball player at Columbia High, played in the Minors for two years, and was from 1950-52 an Air Force armorer for Thunderbolts at Lawson Air Force Base. He worked at McCormick Funeral Home in Columbia for ten years. Ben sold brick for Guignard Brick in Columbia, and then established Ben Peters Brick on St. Andrews Blvd, Charleston 1960-2006. Ben was famous for his wild, checked, and mismatched sports coats, ties, and sweaters: "They may not know who I am, but they know I sell brick!" Ben hunted wild game and later toured with his wife Vera to over 100 countries, including the North Pole. He was a 30-year member of the Hibernian Society and the German Friendly Society; bringing souveniers of his travels to their raffles. It's a happy man who can live an excitging life, loves his wife, and instills valuable life values into his children. Ben is survived by his wife, Vera Carter Peters; his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Peters and her husband, Jack Thomson; his son, Thomas Carter Peters; his grandchildren, Benjamin Thomas Peters and Sarah Legare Peters and a brother , William H. Peters of Columbia. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Peters are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 4:00 PM Monday,May 4, 2009 at First Scots Prebyterian Church followed by a reception at the Hibernian Hall. Memorials may be made to the MUSC Foundation, Children's Hospital, Box 250450, Charleston, SC 29425. A condolence may be made to his Guest Book at www.charlestonfunerals.com. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC. 1620 SAVANNAH HWY. 766-1365