Iona June Peters

June Peters went to live in eternal paradise with her heavenly Father on September 14, 2025 surrounded by her family. She passed away peacefully at The Ridge at Lancaster. June was born Iona June Claypool on January 31, 1934, in Ripley, West Virginia, to Luther Claypool and Nancy Morrison. She faced many challenges growing up, including the loss of her parents at a young age. She moved to Gahanna and then to Lancaster, and while she went back to West Virginia for family reunions, she considered Ohio her home. June was the heart of her home. She was a devoted mother who cherished children, and they adored her. Her seven children gave her lifelong joy and eighteen grandchildren. She was a great- grandmother to twenty-seven kids and great-great-grandmother to seven boys and girls. She was passionate about spending time with her fun and faithful family. Feeding people was her love language. She was a wonderful cook, and always had food in the fridge and sweets on the counter—chicken & noodles, pizzelles, peanut butter chews, pecan tarts and banana bread. She had a vast collection of cookbooks full of notes and recipes from newspapers and magazines, and she enjoyed leafing through them even when she no longer cooked regularly. Anyone who spent time with June knew her as a devoted servant of the Lord. She was a longtime member of New Hope Assembly of God in Lancaster. She was a soft-spoken woman but loved God fiercely, and reading her Bible and spending time in fellowship at church were among her favorite activities. She led people to the Lord by her boundless faith and living example. She was kind and gentle, and her generosity and compassion made it so easy for everyone who met her to admire and love her. June is survived by six treasured children: Joe (Ta) Peters, Rose Lindsey, Tom Peters, Teresa (Dennis) Cramer, Lisa (Jeff) Tipple, Nathan (Kristen) Peters; sister, Rosalean Rollins and daughter-in-law, Sandy Peters. June was preceded in death by two loving husbands, Lewis (Toad) Somerville, Norris Peters; brother, Martin Ocheltree; sister, Marge Dunn; son, Norris F. Peters; and great-grandson, Jameson A. Tipple. She was also preceded in death by son-in-law, Jay Lindsey. Friends are invited to remember and honor June at New Hope Assembly of God, 2020 Cincinnati-Zanesville Road SW, Lancaster, Ohio 43130, on Saturday September 20, 2025. Visitation is 1-4 pm, Service is 4-5pm. Day Funeral Service is honored to serve the family of June Peters.

Iona June Peters

January 31, 1934 - September 14, 2025