Lt. Col. Tom Lewis Peyton, Jr., US Army, Ret. 96, of Boyce, Virginia, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Winchester Medical Center.
Mr. Peyton was born August 28, 1923 in Washington, DC, son of the late Tom Lewis Peyton, Sr. and Nancy Williams Peyton.
He retired from the U. S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel; worked for the Army Corps of Engineers; was the Assistant Commissioner for GSA from 1964-1976; the Director of construction and facilities for the Smithsonian Institution from 1976-1986; and was the Vice President of the Leo Daly Architect and Engineering Firm.
He married Ruth Maddox Peyton on August 22, 1947 in Anchorage, Kentucky. Mrs. Peyton died on October 27, 2011.
Surviving are two sons, Tom Lewis Peyton III and Robert Maddox Peyton, both of Gore, VA; and grandchildren, Lindsay Mason, Christina Casselano Brady and Stefan Salanski.
In addition to his wife, his daughters, Ellen Lane Peyton and Elizabeth Peyton Salanski, preceded him in death.
A memorial service will be private.
ENDERS & SHIRLEY FUNERAL HOME
1050 W. Main Street
Berryville, VA 22611
540-955-1062
Mr. Peyton was born August 28, 1923 in Washington, DC, son of the late Tom Lewis Peyton, Sr. and Nancy Williams Peyton.
He retired from the U. S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel; worked for the Army Corps of Engineers; was the Assistant Commissioner for GSA from 1964-1976; the Director of construction and facilities for the Smithsonian Institution from 1976-1986; and was the Vice President of the Leo Daly Architect and Engineering Firm.
He married Ruth Maddox Peyton on August 22, 1947 in Anchorage, Kentucky. Mrs. Peyton died on October 27, 2011.
Surviving are two sons, Tom Lewis Peyton III and Robert Maddox Peyton, both of Gore, VA; and grandchildren, Lindsay Mason, Christina Casselano Brady and Stefan Salanski.
In addition to his wife, his daughters, Ellen Lane Peyton and Elizabeth Peyton Salanski, preceded him in death.
A memorial service will be private.
ENDERS & SHIRLEY FUNERAL HOME
1050 W. Main Street
Berryville, VA 22611
540-955-1062
Lt. Col. Tom Lewis Peyton, Jr., US Army, Ret. 96, of Boyce, Virginia, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Winchester Medical Center.
Mr. Peyton was born August 28, 1923 in Washington, DC, son of the late Tom Lewis Peyton, Sr. and Nancy Williams Peyton.
He retired from the U. S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel; worked for the Army Corps of Engineers; was the Assistant Commissioner for GSA from 1964-1976; the Director of construction and facilities for the Smithsonian Institution from 1976-1986; and was the Vice President of the Leo Daly Architect and Engineering Firm.
He married Ruth Maddox Peyton on August 22, 1947 in Anchorage, Kentucky. Mrs. Peyton died on October 27, 2011.
Surviving are two sons, Tom Lewis Peyton III and Robert Maddox Peyton, both of Gore, VA; and grandchildren, Lindsay Mason, Christina Casselano Brady and Stefan Salanski.
In addition to his wife, his daughters, Ellen Lane Peyton and Elizabeth Peyton Salanski, preceded him in death.
A memorial service will be private.
ENDERS & SHIRLEY FUNERAL HOME
1050 W. Main Street
Berryville, VA 22611
540-955-1062
Mr. Peyton was born August 28, 1923 in Washington, DC, son of the late Tom Lewis Peyton, Sr. and Nancy Williams Peyton.
He retired from the U. S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel; worked for the Army Corps of Engineers; was the Assistant Commissioner for GSA from 1964-1976; the Director of construction and facilities for the Smithsonian Institution from 1976-1986; and was the Vice President of the Leo Daly Architect and Engineering Firm.
He married Ruth Maddox Peyton on August 22, 1947 in Anchorage, Kentucky. Mrs. Peyton died on October 27, 2011.
Surviving are two sons, Tom Lewis Peyton III and Robert Maddox Peyton, both of Gore, VA; and grandchildren, Lindsay Mason, Christina Casselano Brady and Stefan Salanski.
In addition to his wife, his daughters, Ellen Lane Peyton and Elizabeth Peyton Salanski, preceded him in death.
A memorial service will be private.
ENDERS & SHIRLEY FUNERAL HOME
1050 W. Main Street
Berryville, VA 22611
540-955-1062
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