GRACE, IDAHO - - - RICHARD PETERSON
GRACE- Rchard LaNard Peterson "Wizard", 61, passed away on July 20, 2010, after suffering for several months with cancer of the bladder. He was born May 26, 1949, in Logan, Utah, the son of LaNard Richard and LaRue Bennett Baird Peterson.
He graduated from Logan High School where he was a four-year seminary graduate in 1968. He lived in Idaho most of his life and was living in Grace, Idaho at the time of his death. He liked hard rock music and wrote music and poetry. He was a master carpenter and was trained in his profession by his Uncle Milton. Richard loved fishing and hunting and enjoyed panning for gold. He always wanted to be with his friends, loved a good party, and he liked to tell good, scary stories.
He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother, LaRue Bennett Baird Peterson of Logan, Utah; a sister, Verla Page of Hamilton, Virginia; and by five brothers, Clair Boyd Peterson of Logan, Utah; Quain Stacy Peterson of Preston, Idaho; Lantz Denzil Peterson of Logan, Utah; Mark Edward Peterson of Iona, Idaho; and Shane Harold Peterson of Logan, Utah.
Graveside services will be held on Monday, July 26, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. in the Logan Utah Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home's new facility, 1005 South 800 East, Preston, Idaho. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com