NOYES Pelham Peasley, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1923 - 2005  (82 years)

• Name	NOYES Pelham Peasley
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	21 May 1923	Kossuth Plantation, Maine   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0CC00D38EB9ED5118A0644455354000040FA
  Died	12 Aug 2005	Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [3]
  	(OBIT: BOWDOINHAM — Pelham Peasley Noyes, 82, of Ridge Road, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, at the Hawthorne House in Freeport. He was born in Kossuth Plantation in Maine, May 21, 1923, a son of Pelham P. and Delvine Severance Noyes. On Aug. 16, 1940, he married Ida Pelletier. They were longtime residents of Bowdoinham. During World War II, he served in the Army 101st Airborn and received four Purple Hearts for injuries during his military career, a Bronze Star as well as numerous campaign ribbons and medals for his service in the European theater. He was interviewed by author Mark Bando in 1999 for a book about 101st Airborne in Normandy. He worked for Maine Central Railroad as an equipment operator for 31 years. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Maine Antique Power Association and was a lifemember of the Knights of Pythias Bowdoinham Lodge. Survivors include his wife of Bowdoinham; four sons, Patrick S. Noyes of Las Vegas, Nev., Charles A. and Earnest P.E. Noyes, both of Bowdoinham and Thomas W. Noyes of Brunswick; three daughters, Sharon A. Kemp of Auburn, Catherine J. Wing and Sandra St. Jean, both of Brunswick; two brothers, Ivan and Carleton Keith, both of Kingman; a sister, Jenny Filtz of Bangor; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A committal service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. Memorial donations may be made to the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center, c/o Directors Office, 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330. Arrangements are by Stetson's Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick. Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram 14 Aug 2005: NOYES, PELHAM PEASLEY - 82, in Freeport, Aug. 12, 2005, of Bowdoinham. Committal prayers, Tuesday, 11 a.m., Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. Arrangements by Stetson's Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick.)
  Buried	16 Aug 2005	Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States   [3]
  	(Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery.)
  		Pelham Peasley Noyes, Jr. military marker PELHAM P NOYES PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II MAY 21 1923 - AUG 12 2005 PURPLE HEART
  Notes	He served in the Army 101st Airborne and received 3 purple hearts and a bronze star, good conduct medal, victory medal and European African middle Eastern theater campaign ribbon with brz serv arrowhead. He was a World War 2 paratrooper in HQ Company, 2/501 LMG plt 101st Airborne Div. He worked for Maine Central Railroad for 31 years.
  Person ID	I26325	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	NOYES Pelham Peaslee,   b. 18 Nov 1850, Topsfield, Washington, Maine, United States ,   d. 15 May 1925  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	SEVERANCE Delvinia,   b. Abt 1892,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Jan 1910  [1]
  Family ID	F10390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PELLETIER Ida,   b. 1 Jun 1929, Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States ,   d. 21 Jun 2009, Bowdoinham, Lincoln, Maine, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1947	Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F23581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Pelham Peasley Noyes, Jr. 101st Airborne Division World War II
  		Pelham Peasley & Ida Anna (Pelletier) Noyes, Jr. Pelham Peasley Noyes, Jr.
  		Veteran & Patriot of World War II

  
  

• Sources

  [S566] Correspondence-Internet-Sara (Murray) Leonard, 31 Jan 1999 2:39 pm. [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, #37607673. [S82] Death-obit, The Times Record 15 Aug 2005. [S82] Death-obit, Pelham's obit: The Times Record 15 Aug 2005. [S35] Marriage-O/L-ME State Archives Marriage Records.