Jennie Mae Peterman, 91, Clinton, Missouri passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at her home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com . Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 6-8pm with funeral service on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 11am both at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri. Interment will follow at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri.

Jennie Mae (Owen) Peterman was born 2 1/2 miles northeast of Smithville, Missouri. A dear neighbor, Mrs. Tate assisted the midwife. Jennie graduated from Smithville High  School in May 1946. She worked for National Bellas Hess in catalog sales in the shoe department,  then later for Southwestern Bell Telephone as a control operator on the switch board. Jennie was accepted into God's family on July 22, 1947 and was baptized by Lawrence W. Cleveland at age 18.

Jennie married Wilber Carl Peterman in the first formal wedding at Smithville Baptist Church on November 6, 1949 with Rev. Frank Myers officiating. Her favorite book was the Bible and second favorite was the Baptist Hymnal. She liked Bible studies and taught Sunday School classes for 32 years. Jennie played the piano at Smithville Baptist Church and played the Organ for 6 years at Tebo Baptist Church until Wilber retired and they moved to Southeast Missouri.

Jennie was preceded in death by her husband, Wilber Carl Peterman, her parents, Luther Clark Owen and Fannie Lona Swinson Owen, 3 sisters, Mary Lucile Citlau, infant Lois Ann, and Helen Loreane, and infant brother, Charles.

Jennie is survived by 3 sons, Carl, Darold (Janice), and Warren (Pauline) and 3 daughters, LaVonne (John), Doris (Marty) and Cynthia (Richard), 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, and a sister, Darlene Wilson.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri.