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3 October 2006

Songwriter John Peterson Passes Away

Posted in: Obituaries — Daniel J. Mount @ 1:23 pm

John Peterson, who wrote songs like “Surely Goodness and Mercy” and “Over the Sunset Mountains,” passed away on September 20th. During his long career, he wrote over 1,000 Gospel songs, and founded the John W. Peterson Music Company. He is survived by his wife of 62 years and by his three daughters.

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