Douglas was the son of Guy and Leola (Benner) Peaslee. Douglas grew up in Somerville and attended local schools. He started working in the woods at the age of thirteen.
He worked hard all his life working in the woods, growing and harvesting Christmas trees. He also was a school bus driver, D.O.T. driver, and worked at the Dragon Cement Plant in Thomaston. He owned and operated Douglas Peaslee & Son's Trucking Loam and Gravel for many years until he retired.
He was the road commissioner for the town of Jefferson for over 30 years. He was always busy working, and bartering to help others. He was a loyal, trustworthy and dependable person. His wife, Shirley, was the center of his world along with his children and grandchildren. He loved to go hunting and fishing so that he could provide food for his family through the long Maine winters. He will be missed by his family and friends. He was predeceased by two sons, Elbridge and Dennis Peaslee.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Shirley Peaslee of Jefferson; children, Douglas Peaslee Jr. and wife Teri of Jefferson, Delma Lee and husband Tom of Jefferson, Shirley St. Pierre of Jefferson, Roland Peaslee Sr. and wife Patricia of Jefferson, Kathy Peaslee of Jefferson, and Susan Peaslee of Jefferson; brothers, Lawrence Peaslee of Edgecomb, and Guy Peaslee Jr. of Boothbay; sisters, Myra Cook of Florida, Evelyn Gaboury of Chelsea, and Marion Asdot of Wiscasset; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
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He worked hard all his life working in the woods, growing and harvesting Christmas trees. He also was a school bus driver, D.O.T. driver, and worked at the Dragon Cement Plant in Thomaston. He owned and operated Douglas Peaslee & Son's Trucking Loam and Gravel for many years until he retired.
He was the road commissioner for the town of Jefferson for over 30 years. He was always busy working, and bartering to help others. He was a loyal, trustworthy and dependable person. His wife, Shirley, was the center of his world along with his children and grandchildren. He loved to go hunting and fishing so that he could provide food for his family through the long Maine winters. He will be missed by his family and friends. He was predeceased by two sons, Elbridge and Dennis Peaslee.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Shirley Peaslee of Jefferson; children, Douglas Peaslee Jr. and wife Teri of Jefferson, Delma Lee and husband Tom of Jefferson, Shirley St. Pierre of Jefferson, Roland Peaslee Sr. and wife Patricia of Jefferson, Kathy Peaslee of Jefferson, and Susan Peaslee of Jefferson; brothers, Lawrence Peaslee of Edgecomb, and Guy Peaslee Jr. of Boothbay; sisters, Myra Cook of Florida, Evelyn Gaboury of Chelsea, and Marion Asdot of Wiscasset; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
[Information from Hall Funeral Homes website]
Douglas was the son of Guy and Leola (Benner) Peaslee. Douglas grew up in Somerville and attended local schools. He started working in the woods at the age of thirteen.
He worked hard all his life working in the woods, growing and harvesting Christmas trees. He also was a school bus driver, D.O.T. driver, and worked at the Dragon Cement Plant in Thomaston. He owned and operated Douglas Peaslee & Son's Trucking Loam and Gravel for many years until he retired.
He was the road commissioner for the town of Jefferson for over 30 years. He was always busy working, and bartering to help others. He was a loyal, trustworthy and dependable person. His wife, Shirley, was the center of his world along with his children and grandchildren. He loved to go hunting and fishing so that he could provide food for his family through the long Maine winters. He will be missed by his family and friends. He was predeceased by two sons, Elbridge and Dennis Peaslee.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Shirley Peaslee of Jefferson; children, Douglas Peaslee Jr. and wife Teri of Jefferson, Delma Lee and husband Tom of Jefferson, Shirley St. Pierre of Jefferson, Roland Peaslee Sr. and wife Patricia of Jefferson, Kathy Peaslee of Jefferson, and Susan Peaslee of Jefferson; brothers, Lawrence Peaslee of Edgecomb, and Guy Peaslee Jr. of Boothbay; sisters, Myra Cook of Florida, Evelyn Gaboury of Chelsea, and Marion Asdot of Wiscasset; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
[Information from Hall Funeral Homes website]
He worked hard all his life working in the woods, growing and harvesting Christmas trees. He also was a school bus driver, D.O.T. driver, and worked at the Dragon Cement Plant in Thomaston. He owned and operated Douglas Peaslee & Son's Trucking Loam and Gravel for many years until he retired.
He was the road commissioner for the town of Jefferson for over 30 years. He was always busy working, and bartering to help others. He was a loyal, trustworthy and dependable person. His wife, Shirley, was the center of his world along with his children and grandchildren. He loved to go hunting and fishing so that he could provide food for his family through the long Maine winters. He will be missed by his family and friends. He was predeceased by two sons, Elbridge and Dennis Peaslee.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Shirley Peaslee of Jefferson; children, Douglas Peaslee Jr. and wife Teri of Jefferson, Delma Lee and husband Tom of Jefferson, Shirley St. Pierre of Jefferson, Roland Peaslee Sr. and wife Patricia of Jefferson, Kathy Peaslee of Jefferson, and Susan Peaslee of Jefferson; brothers, Lawrence Peaslee of Edgecomb, and Guy Peaslee Jr. of Boothbay; sisters, Myra Cook of Florida, Evelyn Gaboury of Chelsea, and Marion Asdot of Wiscasset; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
[Information from Hall Funeral Homes website]
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