Robert Peeples Obituary

Rev. Dr. Robert E.H. Peeples Hilton Head Island, SC - The Reverend Doctor Robert E. H. Peeples, 99, died August 2, 2017, at NHC HealthCare, Okatie, SC. Dr. Peeples was born January 13, 1918, in Estill, SC, son of the late Robert Rhodes Peeples and Margaret Folk Peeples. He graduated from Estill High School and received a B.S. Degree in Economics from the College of Charleston. He served in the Army during WWII. He graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary and received his Doctorate of Divinity from American Ministerial Association. He served as Chaplain in the Georgia National Guard and Chaplain of the Chatham Artillery. He was a resident of Hilton Head Island for over 60 years and was a member and former Vicar of The Anglican Church of the Redeemer. He was a member of The First Families of SC; The S.C. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; The Huguenot Society of South Carolina; the Society of St. Thomas and St. Denis; The Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors; The National Society of the Sons of the American Colonist; The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America; The Society of Descendants of the Colonial Clergy; the Baronial Order of Magna Charta; and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Heritage Library. He is predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Cora McKenzie Peeples, his brother, John Randolph Peeples, his sister, Ruth Peeples McNair, and his nephew, John Randolph Peeples, Jr. He is survived by nieces and nephews: David D. Peeples, Derbiana P. Bowers (Grover), Margaret "Marce" P. Warner (Robert), and Robert F. Peeples (Shannon). A graveside service will be held at Lawtonville Cemetery, Estill, SC, on Monday, August 7, at 2 PM directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton. Friends may visit with the family immediately following the service. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston