Funeral services for Ola Gibbs Peterson, 101, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 10, 2015 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Dr. Mark Fenn will officiate. Private family graveside service will be held at Yankee Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Winn Parish, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.Mrs. Peterson was born to William F. and Emma Walker Gibbs on November 12, 1913 in Winn Parish which was her home for 89 years, at which time she moved to West Monroe. She passed away at the West Monroe Guest House on September 8, 2015.Mrs. Peterson retired from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service, having worked as a fire tower lookout at Gum Springs, Kisatchie National Forest, for seventeen years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Peterson, Sr., her son William Peterson, her parents, her sister Ezona Blake, and her brothers Arthur and J.D. Gibbs.She is survived by her daughter. Lola Peterson, son, Otis Peterson and wife Ginger, grandsons, Daniel Peterson and Michael Peterson and wife Kristen, great-granddaughterMarie Peterson, and a large number of nieces and nephews and their families.Memorials may be made to Louisiana Baptist Children Home or Charity of donor choice.Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.