LUNENBURG, VT - Mary C. Peavey, 80, of Guildhall Hill Road, died Saturday morning April 5, 2014 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster.
Mrs. Peavey was born in Maidstone, VT on April 22, 1933 the daughter of Louis Phillip Lamotte Sr. and Mildred C. (McGoff) Lamotte. She was raised in Guildhall and was a graduate of Lancaster Academy.
On June 20, 1958 she married Quentin Peavey of Lunenburg. For a time she worked for Bell Telephone Company in the Gilman, VT and Littleton offices. She served the town of Lunenburg for many years on the Lunenburg School Board. She also drove school bus and cooked at the Gilman Middle School. Mary also enjoyed cooking at home and loved her flower gardens.
Surviving family members include her two sons, Jeff Peavey and his wife Dana, Darren Peavey and his wife Debbie all of Lunenburg; three granddaughters Heather (Peavey) Pinsonneault, Hannah D. Peavey and Gracie Lyn Peavey; a grandson Quentin D. Peavey; two brothers Rod Lamotte of East St. Johnsbury, VT, Louis Lamotte of Lunenburg; three sisters, Rachel Nason of Tampa, FL and Hannibal, Missouri, Anna Fain of Tuttle, Oklahoma, and Ruby Lauber of Summerfield, FL. Her husband Quentin predeceased her on March 8, 2012. She was also predeceased by two infant children Gary and Tina; and a brother Philip Lamotte.
Memorial visiting hours will be held Friday evening April 11 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday morning at 11:00 AM at All Saints Church in Lancaster. Rev. Matthew Mason, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Riverside Cemetery, Lunenburg.
Donations may be made in her memory to the Lunenburg Recreational Committee P.O. Box 73 Gilman, VT 05904.