Robert M. Peach

PEACH, Col. (USA-Ret.) Robert Marvin, 93, recently of Glen Arm, MD, peacefully passed away in Athens, TN, on October 8, 2012. Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he was the son of Methodist missionaries, the Reverend Preston L. and Nora N. Peach. Col. Peach was a career Army veteran who served in the China-Burma-India Theatre during WWII, the Pentagon during the Korean Conflict, and in Pleiku during the Viet Nam War. After his retirement in 1970, he worked for the State of Maryland. He spent his middle childhood years with cousins and relatives in Mitchellville, MD. He graduated from Randolph Macon College in 1941 and did graduate work in history at Texas A&M University. Survivors: his wife, Brownley Haug Peach most recently of Athens, TN; two daughters and sons-in-law, the Reverend Ellen H. Peach and David R. Reese of Hazard, KY and Susan W. and Charles C. Senn of Athens, TN. Grandchildren: B. Elizabeth Senn, of Wilmington, NC; Mary and Seth Tinsley, of Salisbury, NC. Step-grandchildren: Andras and Katy Koppanyi, of Richmond, VA and Dr. Jeremy and Tamara Reese of Pittsburgh, PA. He was blessed with six great-grandchildren. Memorial Contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 110 W. Belair Ave., Aberdeen, MD 21001, Randolph Macon College, P.O. Box 5005, Ashland, Virginia 23005-5505, or to First Presbyterian Church, 160 Broadway, Hazard, KY 41701. Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, in Aberdeen, MD, on Thursday, October 11at 12:00pm with visitation one hour prior to the service. The Reverend Dr. Robert Clipp will officiate. A graveside services with military honors will be held on Friday, October 12 at 2:00pm at Mt. Oak Cemetery, corner of Church and Woodmore Rds., Mitchellville, MD. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001