Ronnie Gene Peterson, age 69 of Milan, passed away on Wednesday, January 20 ,2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born on September 26, 1951 to Raligh and Trina Williams Peterson in Red Bud, IL. Ronnie was a forklift operator for the Kellwood Company in Trenton and he served his country during the Vietnam war in the U S Army. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Barry Peterson and a sister Laura Matlock. He is survived by his best friend and companion Frankie Warmath, a brother Gary Peterson, two sisters Nancy Gustafson and Regina Mulligan and three sister in laws Linda Hopper, Sandra Beard and Chasity Pellegrin. There are no services scheduled for Mr. Peterson at this time.