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| James E. Peek Jr. |
Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Inurnment will be in Fields Creek Cemetery, Clinton. Memorial contributions may be made to James Peek, Sr. Memorial Fund and may be left in care of funeral home. Condolences and fond memories can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.
James was born on July 3, 1955 in Clinton, Missouri to George and Donna Peek (Woods). He married Ernastine Shepard on September 16, 1973. Over 43 years of marriage, the couple welcomed 4 children into their home and several grandchildren. James' friends and family remember him as a kind and gentle man who wasn't afraid to do what needed to be done, no matter the cost, and would quite literally take the shirt off his back for another.
James gave 18 years of service with the Army National Guard and worked at Rival for many years before a serious injury forced him into an early retirement. He had a fierce love for fishing and would never turn down an invitation to go fishing. If James wasn't home, there was a good chance he was sitting on an bank somewhere with his daughter Christy fishing for catfish.
James is survived by his loving wife, Ernastine Peek (Shepard); sons Roger Peek, James Peek, Jr.; daughters Christy Peek and Tammy Tennal and son-in-law Brian Tennal; grandchildren Dakota, Keegan, Isaac, Gavin, Roger, and Tabitha; brother Clifford; sisters Kathy, Debbie, and Shirley. His mother Dona, along with many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father George Peek (1985), brother David (1976), sisters; Mary (1969) and Caroline (1963).
Arrangements are under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.
