January 26, 2001
THE ODESSA AMERICAN  (http://www.oaoa.com)

Harper Peddicord II 
KERMIT - Harper Peddicord II, M.D., 76, of Kermit went home Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001. 
He was born Dec. 21, 1924, in Fort Bragg, Calif., and grew up in Redwood City, Calif.
He attended San Jose State College before joining the Navy and was sent to the University of
 South Dakota in Vermillion for two years. He then attended Southwestern Medical College 
in Dallas and graduated in 1949. He completed his internship at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital 
in Oakland, Calif. He practiced medicine in Versailles, Calif., until 1951 when he relocated 
to Kermit to practice with the McClure-Robinson Clinic. He subsequently designed and 
built his own clinic where he practiced medicine for 50 years. He was a physician at
 the West Texas State School in Pyote for more than 25 years. He was also an adjunct
 assistant professor with Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harper and Gertrude Gish Peddicord; brother,
 Wayne Peddicord; sister, Genevieve Duttweiler; beloved daughter, Diana Kerr; and
 his best friend, Mr. B (Bandit).
He is survived by his wife and love of his life, Maxine Peddicord; his five daughters, 
Ruth Briscoe and husband Terry of Lubbock, Benita Bradford and husband Kenneth of Arlington,
 Danita Perez and husband Rene of Kermit, Kimberly Arnold and husband Bobby of Kermit and 
Susan Talbott Cooper and husband Charlie of Midland; sister, Mary Thompson of Ocean City,
 Calif.; nephew, Freddy Duttweiler and wife Carol of Del Mar, Calif.; niece, 
Sandra Duttweiler and husband Gary of Ocean City; son-in-law, Benny Kerr of Odessa; 
and grandchildren, Kyla and Shay Kerr of Odessa, Mandy and Mallary Arnold of Kermit, 
Cody Perez of Kermit and Stephanie Talbott of Midland. He also leaves behind his most
 precious companion, Delia Aranda, and special friends, Junior and Jeannette Rogers of 
Kermit.
Please share with us in celebrating Harper's life at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001,
 at the First Baptist Church in Kermit. His minister, W.M. Tatum of Mt. Zion Baptist Church
 of Odessa will officiate.
Harper was loved and respected by his family and the West Texas community and will be 
greatly missed. We love you, Harp.