Continuation of tree (2nd child of John Angus Peters/2nd Wife Nell Wallis); all known surname descendants:
10 John Wallis Peters b: 27 September 1928 San Antonio, Bexar, TX; d: 18 January 2004 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
+Mary Joyce Coulon b: 8 December 1930 San Antonio, Bexar, TX; m: Abt. 1948 [Charles/Esther Little]; d: 5 March 2015 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
11 Peggy Joyce Peters b: 15 July 1949 San Antonio, Bexar, TX; d: 21 March 2021 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
Notes for John Wallis Peters:
Census
- 1940 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas: J.A. Peters 44 clerk/US Army, wife Nell 39, Wallis 11, Gordon 7.
- 1950 San Antonio, Bexar, TX: John A. Peters 54, wife Nell 49, John W. 21, wife Mary J. 19, Peggy J. (July).
WWII Records: John Wallis Peters, res. 241 Vine St., San Antonio, TX; b. 27 Sep 1928 San Antonio, TX; contact Mrs. J. A. Peters (same address); 6'2 1/2", 235 lbs., blue eyes & blonde hair, ruddy complexion, two small scars on right chest, small scar on right knee; 9 Oct 1946 San Antonio, TX.
Obituary: San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX), Thursday, 22 January 2004: (photo) John Wallis Peters died on January 18, 2004 at the age of 75. A lifelong San Antonian, Wallis was descended from an old Texas family, members of whom fought with Sam Houston and were among the first Texas Rangers from the days of the Republic through the 1900s. He was preceded in death by parents, Nell Wallis and John Angus Peters. Born September 27, 1928, upon graduation from Fox Tech High School he worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company until his retirement 43 years later. He and high school sweetheart, Mary Joyce Coulon, recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Lifelong sportsman, craftsman and outdoorsman in 1955-56 he was sent to the arctic circle as Western Electric representative on the top secret Dew Line Project, America's early warning radar system, which monitored for Soviet attack above the North Pole. Among his many affiliations were: Telephone Company Pioneers, CWA Lifetime Member, CWA of America AFL-CIO Retired Members' Club, Alamo Muzzle Loading Gun Club, National Rifle Association, Sheriffs' Assoc. of Texas, Texas State Rifle Assoc., Member of the U.S. Selective Service Board, and Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas. Wallis served as the presiding judge of his voting precinct and was Democratic Executive Committee Precinct Chairman for 28 years. Wallis was best remembered as a 6'4" man of tremendous physical strength and a patient, gentle disposition. During his last illness, he impressed all by meeting great physical suffering with uncomplaining good spirit and humor. He was a true Christian and a gentle man who will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Wallis is survived by wife, Joyce; daughter, Peggy; brother, Gordon; two nieces, and many cousins. Friends and family are invited to a memorial reception in celebration of his life at Jefferson United Methodist Church on Friday, January 23, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. Services conducted by the Rev. Bert Clayton. The family requests in lieu of flowers, a contribution to a charity of your choice. Puente & Sons Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, Boerne Cemetery, Boerne, TX: John Wallis / Peters / Sept. 27, 1928 / Jan. 18, 2004 / beloved husband & father / Mary Joyce / Coulon Peters / Dec. 8, 1930 / Mar. 5, 2015 / beloved wife & mother / PETERS - COULON / Peggy Joyce / Peters / July 15, 1949 / Mar. 21, 2021 / beloved daughter & niece / Lois Marie / Coulon / June 9, 1925 / July 11, 2003 / beloved sister & aunt
Notes for Mary Joyce Coulon:
Obituary: San Antonio Express-News (TX), Sunday, 15 March 2015: March 5th 2015 - Joyce Coulon Peters, prominent Democrat well known on the local state and national political scene for the last six decades, died on March 5th 2015. Everyone who knew her even briefly will remember her amazing sense of humor, her ability to turn any situation into a hilariously funny story, her devastating wit and optimism. S he was recognizable by an elegant and original personal style and those ever present hats. Born into a family of jewelers, craftsmen and musicians all deeply involved in the political life of San Antonio, activism was acquired around the dinner table. Descended from Parisian jewelers who immigrated to New Orleans while still under French rule and then to San Antonio in 1900 her father Charles Coulon was both a manufacturing jeweler and symphony flutist who wrote the charter for and served as first president of the local musicians union. Her mother Esther Little (of Little's Boot Makers family) a concert singer raised Joyce and her sister Lois as classical musicians. The sisters often performed at charitable events for the mentally and physically impaired. Deciding against a life in performing arts Joyce married her first and lifelong love Wallis Peters, an active member of Communication Workers local who encouraged her interest in politics. In her decades of Bexar County politics Joyce served as state Democratic committeewoman, president of the Democratic Women of Bexar County, director of the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education and aide to two state legislators. Her tenure as Bexar County Democratic Chairman is still remembered as her finest hour. Presiding during President Carter's successful campaign Joyce funded the local party coffers with giant Margarita Festivals and provided Demo Party offices throughout the state with hundreds of dozens of gold peanut pendants and lapel pens easy fund raising tokens of the Carter campaign. Continuing her activism for mental and physical health issues Joyce Peters became deeply involved in Arthritis first as chairman of the South Central Texas Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and serving two terms in the house of delegates of the Arthritis Foundation and chaired the government affairs committee of the National Arthritis Foundation. A frequent visitor to Washington DC as informal advisor to both Presidents Carter and Clinton she also successfully lobbied for passage of the 1980 Arthritis Act which funded research for new treatments. She chaired the task force for handicapped access to public transportation for VIA. In recent years Joyce drastically cut back on her public life to care for her husband during his long final illness and personal health problems continued to curtail her former high level of visibility. She continued to act as a private advisor connecting people behind the scenes. Her last official duties were on the Committee to establish the Congressman Henry B. Gonzales Memorial Library. Joyce is survived by her daughter Peggy Peters several nieces and numerous cousins in the Coulon, Little and Wallis families.
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Last updated: 12 August 2025.