CALAIS, BANGOR and ELLSWORTH – John S. Peakall Jr., 53, died Oct. 24, 2003, at a Bangor hospital after a courageous battle with diabetes. Born in Calais, June 20, 1950, the son of John and Margaret Tupper Peakall Sr. He was employed for 22 years by Georgia-Pacific Corp. of Baileyville, retiring in 1999. John enjoyed traveling, living on Love Lake, and fishing. Surviving are his mother, Margaret (Tupper) Peakall of Calais; one sister, Beverly M. Barlow and her husband, Timothy, of Ellsworth; two brothers, Myron J. Peakall of Bangor, Jeffrey W. Peakall and his wife, Sheila K., of Calais; several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, at the First Baptist Church, Milltown, with Pastor Bob Hinton officiating. Burial will follow in the Calais Cemetery. Friends who wish may make donations in his memory to the American Diabetes Association Maine-Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 31160, Hartford, CT 06150-1160. Funeral arrangements are by the Scott-Wilson Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais.


