Eldred M. Peck

Eldred M. Peck, age 86, of Liberty, MO, formerly of Dundee, NY, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO.

There will be no prior calling hours. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Baird Funeral Home, 36 Water Street, Dundee, with Lay Pastor Lew Ann Giles officiating. The family will receive friends at a reception following the inurnment in Hillside Cemetery, Dundee. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Finger Lakes Chapter, 2113 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY 14624.

Eldred was born February 25, 1927, in Dundee, NY, a daughter of the late William H. and Ethel Retan Pierce. On June 7, 1946, in Dundee, she married the father of her children, James J. Thompson, who passed away on April 5, 1963. Ellie worked as a waitress for many years in the Penn Yan and Dresden area. She remarried on September 3, 1987, when she and Dean E. Peck exchanged vows in Williamson, NY. Together they built a log home on 11 acres on Porters Corners Rd, Dundee, which was a very happy time in her life. Dean passed away on June 6, 2011.

In July of that same year, she moved to Iowa to live with her daughter, and in November they moved to Liberty, MO, to be near extended family. She is loved and will be missed by her daughter, Sandra L. (James) Hemenway, with whom she made her home; 2 grandsons, James J. (Susan) Hemenway, also of Liberty, MO, and Brian M. (Cheyenne) Hemenway of Wilmington, NC; 7 great-grandchildren; and one of 14 children, she is survived by her brother, Richard (Joyce) Pierce of Dundee, NY; 2 sisters, Ivah (Harry) Yost of Corning, NY, and Winnie Trenchard, also of Dundee; and countless nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents and husbands, she was predeceased by her infant son, Dale Eugene Thompson, in 1948; 7 sisters; and 3 brothers. Online condolences can be sent by visiting www.bairdfuneralhomedundee.com.