Obituary of Gladys Shirley Peebles
Gladys Shirley Peebles (Grant)
July 9, 1930 – February 4, 2025
Gladys passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 in Milford Haven Home for Special Care, Guysborough. Born in Steep Creek, NS on July 9, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Pearl (Peart) Grant.
Gladys was a homemaker and worked at Acadia Fisheries, Cove Motel and Shieling Motel. Gladys was an active person who enjoyed gardening, yard work, walking, knitting, country music, doing puzzles’ and reading. She mostly enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. They were all her pride and joy and she looked forward to their many visits.
Surviving are her daughters, Anna Crant, Steep Creek; Elizabeth (Ira) Halfpenny, Steep Creek; Barbara England-Hadley (Bill), Guysborough; son-grandson, Jody DeCoste; grandchildren, Jody Decoste, Trudy (Berkley) Layes, Shirley (Deon) Duffney, Jason Halfpenny, Brad Halfpenny, Darren Halfpenny, Charles England, Trina England; great-grandchildren, Kristen (Jake) MacNeil, Danielle (Austin) Embree, Hailey Layes, Olivia Layes, Blake Duffney, Jessica Duffney, Shaynia (Randy) Ferrie, Mikaela O’Hearn, Noah England, Kendra (Lucas) Ryan, Kelsey McKinnon, Kailey McKinnon, Reid Halfpenny and Levi Halfpenny; great-great grandchildren, Henry MacNeil, Charolette MacNeil, Jaxson Ryan, Skylar Ferrie and Hazen Ferrie. Besides her parents, Gladys was predeceased by her husband, Daniel Peebles; daughter, Shirley (Peebles) DeCoste; brother, John Grant; sons-in-law, Michael Crant and Charles England.
We would like to thank the staff at High Crest Home for Special Care, Sherbrooke and Milford Haven Home for Special Care, Guysborough for all their care while she was there.
Burial will be held at a later date in St. Lawrence Parish Cemetery, Mulgrave. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Gladys to Melford United Church Cemetery, Melford. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com
In Loving Memory
Gladys Peebles
1930 - 2025
