06/08/2022
Auburn- Stephen “Steve” Paul Peabody, 77, passed away in his home on June 3, 2022.
Born on October 11th, 1944 in Portland Maine, he was the son of Paul and Ella Hillock Peabody. After graduating high school Stephen began his career in the US Air Force, entering on January 11th, 1966 serving during the Vietnam war and being honorably discharged on May 27th, 1969. After returning home he partnered with his dad working as a co-owner of Atlantic Paving and Peabody Sweeping. He also went on to receive his Associate Degree from CMCC for Machine Tool Technology. Even working as an instructor’s assistant in the machine tool technology class.
His greatest passion in life was airplanes, flying and building model planes since he was a boy. He was just 6 hours shy of obtaining his personal pilot license. Stephen was a long time member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the Sky Streakers Model Air Plane Club in New Gloucester, Maine. He was also a very spiritual man attending several surrounding churches singing and playing guitar. He loved the old gospel music that he listened to every morning with his headset on, bellowing the words with purpose.
Steve is survived by his wife of 22 years Kathleen Peabody, three daughters, Tammy Dymarcik of Anthem Arizona, Sherry Peabody of Phoenix, Arizona and Hope Peabody of Durham, Maine, his son, Danny Peabody of Goodyear, Arizona, and his two stepsons, BJ Scott of Oxford, Maine and Jason Scott Sr. of Raymond, Maine, as well as 16 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
