Mary Elizabeth Evans

Mary Beth Evans (nee Peel) age 66, passed peacefully on Monday April 11th in Perry Iowa after a long illness. Mary Beth was raised in Glenview, Illinois where she attended Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Catholic School and Glenbrook South High School. She was a cyclone fan, having earned her BS, MS and DVM from Iowa State University. She had a long and successful career at USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratory and enjoyed volunteering at the ARL. Mary Beth's lifelong passion was her animals. She partnered with many wonderful horses, including several horses she bred and raised herself, which she competed in hunter/jumper horse shows as well as foxhunting. Mary Beth also loved her many dogs that she competed in agility trials. She had many successes, including qualifying for and competing at the 2011 Eukanuba National Finals. She is survived by her loving husband Ernie Peters; her dogs June and Nike; horses Dyna, Chevy and Marge; sisters Mary Kathryn (Pahlman) McLeod and Mary Ann Peel; brothers Robert Peel and Warren Peel; nieces and nephews Tim McLeod, Christine (McLeod) Woldt, Mike McLeod, Jackie (Fouts) Weaver, Chris Fouts, Brian Peel and Michelle Peel. Memorials may be sent to the ARL or the Alzheimer's Association. A memorial service is planned for May. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of these arrangements. Events Details are pending.