Dr. Cecelia Calpurnia Selvey Peters

May 3, 2019

Dr. Cecelia Calpurnia Selvey Peters passed away on Friday night, May 3, 2019 at her home in Oakland, California at the age of 77. A long-time resident of Toledo, she was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Edward and Yvonne (Newton) Selvey. After earning her Bachelor’s degree from Howard University, she received her medical degree from Howard Medical School in 1967. She married William James Peters in Toledo in 1965, and they remained devoted to each other for 48 years until his death in 2013. She practiced pediatric medicine for over forty years in Toledo, in her own private practice as well as in several local clinics. In her long career, she doctored multiple generations of local families. As an active member of the Toledo medical community, she served on several boards, notably the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Peters was also a member of Zonta International and The Links, Inc., and led the latter organization as chapter president from 1999 to 2001. Dr. Peters’s love of art and music meant she was a member of the Toledo Museum of Art and a long-term subscriber to the Toledo Symphony. She shared her enjoyment with her children, and three of her daughters have gone on to pursue careers in the arts and humanities. Dr. Peters was preceded in death by her beloved husband William. She is survived by her three daughters, Celia Peters, Candace Peters, and Camille Peters (Lai-San Seto); step-daughter Dawn Lark; grandsons Henry William and Emory Cecil Seto-Peters; step-grandson Brandon Lark; four siblings, Edward Jr. (Barbara Jean), Robert, Barbara (Oliver Collins), and Hazel; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. We will all miss her ready sense of humor, her wisdom, her strength, and her love. Family hour 1:00 pm Memorial Service 2:00 pm Friday May 17, 2019 @ Third Baptist Church