Maura Nicole Peters, daughter of John Peters and Kristina Edwards was born on November 25, 1996 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on Friday, September 2, 2016 at the age of 19.    

Maura was a student at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center and a home-maker.

She is survived by her finance Dalton Matthew Umfleet, Dexter, Missour; mother Kristina Edwards of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; father, John Peters of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; her brother, Cameron Edwards of Dexter; one sister, Rivers Robbie Ann Peters; by grandparents, Gene and Susan Gaines, Mike and Lauretta Edwards, and Ron and Karen Peters; great grandmother, Willa Gardner; by seven aunts, Katrina Edwards, Shelly Trout, Mystie Tankersley, Sarah Sanduskey, Vicki Peters, Leslie Peters, and Gina Gaines; also by other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by great-grandmother, Dorthy Edwards and great-grandfather, Robert L. Edwards.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 from 11:00 until 1:00 P.M. at the Light House Christian Center in Dexter. 

Funeral services will then be conducted on Tuesday, September 7, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. in the Light House Christian Center with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield, Missouri.