LIA ELEANA PEREZ-GRANT

MONMOUTH – Lia Eleana Perez-Grant, 32, a resident of Blue Road, passed away Oct. 16, 2008, surrounded by her loving husband, son and father, at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, after a courageous battle with Leukemia. She was born Aug. 5, 1976, in Newport Beach, Calif., the daughter of Jorge H. Perez and Michelle K. Laws. Lia attended school in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. On Dec. 21, 2003, she married Rick Grant of Monmouth, in Bangor. Lia worked as a special education teacher at Henry L. Cottrell School. She enjoyed her flower gardens and loved being outdoors, be it camping, boating or going to yard sales. Lia loved Mexican food, but her biggest love was being with her family. She is survived by her husband, Rick of Monmouth; her son, Duncan Jeffery Gahagan-Grant of Monmouth; her stepdaughter, Lynisa Aubin of North Carolina; her dad, Jorge H. Perez and his companion, Ramona Gutierrez, of Wichita, Kan.; her mother, Michelle K. Laws of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; two sisters, Moriah Perez Bernal and her husband, Justin, of Taos, N.M., and Jessica Perez, of Wichita, Kan.; two brothers, Daniel Perez of Wichita, Kan., and Arron Frederiksen of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; a nephew, Yonah David Bernal; three nieces, Khye Rain and Keara Sage Bernal and Hayley Burnette; maternal grandmother, Mary Lou Cunningham and her companion, Joe Campbell, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; paternal grandmother, Maria de Jesus Hernandez of Soldana, Mexico; and Duncan’s grandparents, Jeffrey and Amber Gahagan of Milo and Eric Gahagan of Milo. She was predeceased by her grandfathers, Ronald Laws, James Cunningham and Miguel Perez. Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main St., Monmouth, where visiting hours will be held 2-4 p.m. prior to the funeral. A gathering will be held at North Monmouth Community Church after the service. If desired contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.finleyfuneralhome.com.