HOPE - William P. Pearse Sr., 94, husband of Francina Johnson Pearse, father of Bill Jr., Chris and his wife, Linda, died Sept. 29, 2014, at Windward Gardens in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception at the Hope Volunteer Fire Department, 475 Camden Road in Hope. Burial will be private in Hope Grove Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Knox County Humane Society, P.O. Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841 or to Hope Volunteer Fire Dept. Inc., 475 Camden Road, Hope, ME 04847.

Arrangements are with Long Funeral Home.