Charles (Roy) L. Peers

PEERS, Charles (Roy) Leroy, 64, MARS HILL, October 22, 2011. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, October 29, at the Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Peers Cemetery in Caswell. Arrangements by Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Mars Hill.

MARS HILL – Charles (Roy) L. Peers, 64, died October 22, 2011, unexpectedly at his home. He was born in Presque Isle April 12, 1947, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Wilson) Peers.

Roy was a 1965 graduate of Aroostook Central Institute in Mars Hill. He had been employed by the United States Department of Agriculture as a potato inspector for several years. Roy also had been employed by Nabisco and Coles Express as a long-haul tractor trailer driver, and was recently employed by Richard Porter in Blaine. Roy shared his father’s love for American Standard harness race horses, and was known for his quick wit and good sense of humor. He spent many enjoyable hours at Charbet Farm, training and tending to the horses. Roy was a long-time member of the US Trotting Association.

Besides his mother of Mars Hill, he is survived by a son, Tom Peers and his wife, Shannon of Milford, Delaware; two daughters: Lisa Grass and her husband, Neil of Mars Hill, and Trisha Grant of Ellsworth; brothers: David R. Peers of Mars Hill, and Dale W. Peers and his wife, Mary of Easton; grandchildren: Logan, Lane, Libby, Madison, MacKenzie, McKayla, Danielle and Alex; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Duncan Funeral Home, in Mars Hill, with Rev. Lawrence Beals officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to his memorial fund, c/o Lisa Grass, P.O. Box 1153, Mars Hill, ME 04758.  Interment will be in the Peers Cemetery in Caswell. Online condolences may be made at www.duncan-graves.com.