Cecilia Diane Peters was born on June 6, 1953, to Dow Woodson Peters, Sr. and Nannie Mae Parrish Peters in Morristown, Tennessee. She entered into eternal rest on May 29, 2023.

She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Marvin Edward Jerome Parrish, Sr.

She leaves to cherish her memory sister Sandra D. Peters of Morristown; brothers Dow Woodson Peters, Jr. (Louvenia) of Jacksonville, Florida, Stan Peters (Janetta) of Atlanta, Georgia, and Jack Peters (Lisa) of Atlanta, Georgia; nieces Michelle Ballin (Derrick), Tianna Peters, Jada Peters, Monica Meadows (Kenneth), Natasha Parrish, Dominique Parrish; nephews Alex Peters (Ja’Nina), Tyler Peters, Dow Woodson Peters, III (Noel), Dax Peters, Marvin E. Parrish, Jr., and Eric Edwards; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Cecilia, affectionately known as “Di,” was a faithful member of the Jehovah’s Witness faith for 44 years and attended congregations in Morristown, Knoxville, and Atlanta.

She graduated from Morristown Hamblen High School West, received her bachelor’s degree from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, and a master’s degree from Southern Polytechnic University in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from Berea College, Cecilia worked in college information systems at Walters State Community College, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Emory University in Atlanta. Cecilia retired from Emory University in 2013.

Cecilia enjoyed traveling and visited Chile, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Senegal, The Netherlands, and her favorite spot Costa Rica. Cecilia was fluent in Spanish and enjoyed attending Spanish congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Atlanta and Morristown.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 1:00 PM at Stubblefield Funeral Home, 5421 East Andrew Johnson Highway, Morristown, Tennessee. The family will receive friends before the memorial service starting at 2:00 PM. Interment will take place immediately following the memorial service at Hamblen Memory Gardens, adjacent to Stubblefield Funeral Home. The family wants to thank everyone for the many expressions of love, prayers, and sympathy. A special thank you to Sandra Kelley of Morristown for her tireless devotion to Cecilia during her recent illness.

Arrangements by Stubblefield Funeral