Darrell was born Aug 16th 1943 at the family farm near Erhard, Minn., to William and Nettie (Helgeson) Peasley, he was the youngest out of eight children. When Darrell was 12 years old he was in the Minneapolis, Minn., hospital for six months with Rheumatic fever which caused severe arthritis.

He suffered the rest of his life with pain. But that didn’t stop him from being active, with crippled hands he still wouldn’t stop doing what he loved. Darrell moved to Burns. In 1966 and went to work for Edward Hines Lumber Company. In June of 1970 Darrell married Linda Worley. Darrell and Linda welcomed their son Ben into this world in June of 1971. When the mill shut down he started up his contracting business. Darrel Peasley Construction.

For many years Darrell loved trapping, hunting and fishing. Darrell took great pride in everything he did, from his garden to knife making, wood working and even rock hounding. He loved to laugh and tell stories, his faith and family was his pride and joy. Darrell wouldn’t let anything slow him down, he had to keep busy. Darrell was not the type to go and visit people, but when visitors come to the house he would stop what he was doing and go inside to sit and conversate with anyone who stopped by. When his arthritis got really bad he wasn’t able to do his yard work easily, he wasn’t the type to sit around and wait for help. He bought a small tractor to help him around the house. His garden looked better than ever with the use of that tractor. Clear up until the day God called him home, he was building a pantry, still creating knives and attending to his garden.

Darrell is survived by his devoted wife of 56yrs, Linda (Worley) Peasley; his son, Benjamin (Teresa) Peasley; granddaughters, Sarah (Seth) Aurland, Emily Peasley, Katelynn Peasley; grandson, Travis Peasley; and step-grandson, Jason (Emm) Delange. Great-grandchildren, Sadie, Sage, Sterling, Scout and Stormy Aurland and Jasper Delange. Sister-in-law, Patricia Peasley; and many nieces and nephews, cousins and a lot of close family and friends.

Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, William and Nettie Peasley; brothers, Clarence (Sonny), Charlie (Eilene), Murrell (Idella), Carrol-Carley; sisters, Violet (Lloyd) Emery, Adeline (Harvey) Mostue and Betty (Johnny) Bolstad. Father and mother-in-law, Charles and Dorothy Worley.

Services will be held at the Church of the Nazarene in Hines, on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. Pot luck to follow after services at the church. Meats will be provided please bring your favorite side dish or dessert.