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Submitted: 9/17/15 • Approved: 9/30/15 • Last Updated: 10/3/15 • R1098690-G0-S3
12 Jan 1937 - 06 Dec 2000
Marriage: 17 May 1963
OC the husband of Walase (Milligan) Perkey. He the son of William Robert Perkey and Faye L (Eason) Perkey.
[Obituary copied from the Jonesboro Sun]
CAVE CITY -- O. C. Perkey, 63, of Cave City, died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Maxville, he was a farmer and a member of the Maxville Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Walase Milligan Perkey of the home; one son, Joe White of Benton; three daughters, Janice Brown and Sharon McCormack, both of Cave City, and Rita White of Melbourne; three brothers, Olen Perkey, Odis Perkey and J.W. Perkey, all of Cave City; one sister, Carnella Medlock of St. Louis, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and one grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Maxville Missionary Baptist Church north of Cave City, with Grayden Milligan officiating. Burial will follow in the Milligan Campground Cemetery east of Cave City under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.
Active pallbearers will be Arbra Perkey, Wendell Perkey, Scotty Perkey, Tony Perkey, Mickey Perkey, Ronnie Perkey, Donald Perkey and Robert Perkey.
Honorary pallbearers will include Donald Milligan, Bo Crock, Eddie Foster, Kenny Mize, James Paul Medlock, Bobby Medlock, Ricky Milligan, Michael Milligan, Keith Mize, Danny Heflin and Ricky Medlock.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Contributed on 9/17/15 by denise.bratcher63
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