Linda Mae Peterson

Linda Mae Peterson, age 59, of Huntdale Road, Bakersville, N.C., died Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Oliver and Hazel Lewis McMahan.
Mrs. Peterson was a member of Bailey Brethren Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher. She was a teacher with the North Carolina Public School System where she taught 5th grade.
She was preceded in death by one son, Chris Shadrick, a sister, Betty Jean Adkins, and a brother, Ernest Darrell Garland.
Survivors include her husband Steve Peterson; sons: Kenny Shadrick of Georgia, Cody, Joshua, and Jonathan Peterson, all of Green Mountain, N.C.; sisters: Grace Satterfield of Dandrige, and Brenda McCurry of Erwin; brothers: Richard Garland of Burnsville, N.C., and Billy Joe Garland of Erwin; three grandchildren: Sarah, Kayla, and Ashley, and three great grandchildren: Christopher, Mason, and Thomas.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m., in Bailey Brethren Church, with the Rev. Reed Bagby officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. Interment will be Friday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m., at Peterson Cemetery on Sams Branch Road.
Memorials may be made to: Samaritans Purse P.O. Box 3000, Boone NC 28607.
Henline Hughes Funeral Home is in charge.