August 28 1923 October 23 2019
Tom’s Obituary 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. Read More
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Tom Lewis Peyton Jr August 28 1923 October 23 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Berryville, state: Virginia