The Meridian Star; 5-6-2006
PHILADELPHIA - Services for Allen Glenn Perry will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Philadelphia with the Revs. Drs. Dan Howard and Eugene H. Dobbs officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Perry, 86, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in his home. He was born in Edinburg in Leake County on April 21, 1920, to the late Walter Lafayett and Joyce Lavenia Perry. He was one of nine children, all of whom preceded him in death. He was raised in Philadelphia and was a 1938 graduate of Philadelphia High School.
In 1942, he received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Mississippi State College (now University) and upon graduation was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Mr. Perry trained and served with the 177th Engineering Regiment in the American Theater of Operations at Fort Belvoir, Va., in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations where he was stationed in Alaska. While in Alaska, Mr. Perry worked on infrastructure projects designed to impede any attack upon the U.S. through Alaska and participated in the campaign in the Aleutian Islands. In 1946, now a Captain, he was honorably discharged at the end of hostilities, receiving a Bronze Star.
Mr. Perry returned to Philadelphia and joined Perry Construction Company, which has been in continuous operation for almost 75 years. Serving the firm as vice president and president, he retired from active participation in the company in 2002 for health reasons. During his tenure, Perry Construction Company built a number of major structures throughout the state.
Notable among the construction projects are the Neshoba County General Hospital; the Education Building at First Baptist Church and the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia; the Family Life Center at the First United Methodist Church in Starkville; Allen Hall, the Dairy Science Building, and the original football stadium (East Side) at Mississippi State University; elementary and secondary school buildings in Philadelphia, Neshoba County, and Starkville; facilities at Keesler Field in Biloxi; the Naval Air Station near Meridian and Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg. They also built the Fine Arts Building and Burks Science Building at Northwest Mississippi Community College; the Garrett Fine Arts Building at Blue Mountain College and additions to the School of Education at the University of Mississippi.
He was passionate about his faith and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia. He served the church in numerous capacities, including, deacon, chairman of the deacons, Sunday school teacher for 11th and 12th grade boys, Sunday school director and member of the building, budget and pastor search committees.
Mr. Perry was a member of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board for more than 17 years with 14 years of service on the executive committee, including a term as chairman. Mr. Perry also served the convention as chairman of the executive director search committee, the budget committee, and the Gulfshore Assembly committee; as technical advisor to the building committee and a member of the organization, constitution and by-laws, and long range planning committees. He was elected president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention for two terms, 1971 and 1972.
He became a part of the folklore of Mississippi Baptists in 1958 as "Whittlin' Glenn" for his participation on the committee formed to attempt to buy the U.S. Government Maritime Academy property near Pass Christian. Selected to bid on the property for Mississippi Baptists, he structured his bids to cover the property as a whole and all the parts of the property, giving the federal government no opportunity to sell the property in pieces to a number of buyers. As the bidding went into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Mr. Perry, calmly whittled while he bid. When the auctioneer cried "once..twice...three times...sold to the Baptists," Mr. Perry folded his knife and stuck it in his pocket. Gulfshore Baptist Assembly was born.
Also active in community affairs, he served as a member of the board of trustees of the Philadelphia Municipal Separate School District for 25 years, 1953-1978, including a number of years as board president. Mr. Perry remained a strong supporter of the public schools after he concluded his service on the board of trustees.
He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Doris Beery Perry; sons, John Michael Perry of New Hope, Pa., Thomas Glenn Perry and his wife, Denise, of Ft. Worth, Texas; daughters, Barbara McLaurin and her husband, P. C. "Mac", of Starkville, Janet Tichnell and her husband, Del, of Petal, Sylvia Gasa and her husband, George, of Pensacola, Fla.; six grandchildren, Prentiss McLaurin III, Brian Tichnell, Ellen Tichnell, Lydia Gasa, Julianna Gasa, and Gloria Gasa; three sisters-in-law, Patricia Perry and Virginia Perry of Philadelphia and Lallah Perry of Jackson and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Building Fund of First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 299, Philadelphia, MS 39350 or to a charity of choice.
Pallbearers will be Randy Clark, Don Kilgore, Benny Newton, Alan Parks, Bill Perry, Don Perry, Jim Perry, Pete Perry, Bill Yates and Stan Yates. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
PHILADELPHIA - Services for Allen Glenn Perry will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Philadelphia with the Revs. Drs. Dan Howard and Eugene H. Dobbs officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Perry, 86, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in his home. He was born in Edinburg in Leake County on April 21, 1920, to the late Walter Lafayett and Joyce Lavenia Perry. He was one of nine children, all of whom preceded him in death. He was raised in Philadelphia and was a 1938 graduate of Philadelphia High School.
In 1942, he received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Mississippi State College (now University) and upon graduation was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Mr. Perry trained and served with the 177th Engineering Regiment in the American Theater of Operations at Fort Belvoir, Va., in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations where he was stationed in Alaska. While in Alaska, Mr. Perry worked on infrastructure projects designed to impede any attack upon the U.S. through Alaska and participated in the campaign in the Aleutian Islands. In 1946, now a Captain, he was honorably discharged at the end of hostilities, receiving a Bronze Star.
Mr. Perry returned to Philadelphia and joined Perry Construction Company, which has been in continuous operation for almost 75 years. Serving the firm as vice president and president, he retired from active participation in the company in 2002 for health reasons. During his tenure, Perry Construction Company built a number of major structures throughout the state.
Notable among the construction projects are the Neshoba County General Hospital; the Education Building at First Baptist Church and the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia; the Family Life Center at the First United Methodist Church in Starkville; Allen Hall, the Dairy Science Building, and the original football stadium (East Side) at Mississippi State University; elementary and secondary school buildings in Philadelphia, Neshoba County, and Starkville; facilities at Keesler Field in Biloxi; the Naval Air Station near Meridian and Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg. They also built the Fine Arts Building and Burks Science Building at Northwest Mississippi Community College; the Garrett Fine Arts Building at Blue Mountain College and additions to the School of Education at the University of Mississippi.
He was passionate about his faith and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia. He served the church in numerous capacities, including, deacon, chairman of the deacons, Sunday school teacher for 11th and 12th grade boys, Sunday school director and member of the building, budget and pastor search committees.
Mr. Perry was a member of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board for more than 17 years with 14 years of service on the executive committee, including a term as chairman. Mr. Perry also served the convention as chairman of the executive director search committee, the budget committee, and the Gulfshore Assembly committee; as technical advisor to the building committee and a member of the organization, constitution and by-laws, and long range planning committees. He was elected president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention for two terms, 1971 and 1972.
He became a part of the folklore of Mississippi Baptists in 1958 as "Whittlin' Glenn" for his participation on the committee formed to attempt to buy the U.S. Government Maritime Academy property near Pass Christian. Selected to bid on the property for Mississippi Baptists, he structured his bids to cover the property as a whole and all the parts of the property, giving the federal government no opportunity to sell the property in pieces to a number of buyers. As the bidding went into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Mr. Perry, calmly whittled while he bid. When the auctioneer cried "once..twice...three times...sold to the Baptists," Mr. Perry folded his knife and stuck it in his pocket. Gulfshore Baptist Assembly was born.
Also active in community affairs, he served as a member of the board of trustees of the Philadelphia Municipal Separate School District for 25 years, 1953-1978, including a number of years as board president. Mr. Perry remained a strong supporter of the public schools after he concluded his service on the board of trustees.
He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Doris Beery Perry; sons, John Michael Perry of New Hope, Pa., Thomas Glenn Perry and his wife, Denise, of Ft. Worth, Texas; daughters, Barbara McLaurin and her husband, P. C. "Mac", of Starkville, Janet Tichnell and her husband, Del, of Petal, Sylvia Gasa and her husband, George, of Pensacola, Fla.; six grandchildren, Prentiss McLaurin III, Brian Tichnell, Ellen Tichnell, Lydia Gasa, Julianna Gasa, and Gloria Gasa; three sisters-in-law, Patricia Perry and Virginia Perry of Philadelphia and Lallah Perry of Jackson and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Building Fund of First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 299, Philadelphia, MS 39350 or to a charity of choice.
Pallbearers will be Randy Clark, Don Kilgore, Benny Newton, Alan Parks, Bill Perry, Don Perry, Jim Perry, Pete Perry, Bill Yates and Stan Yates. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Meridian Star; 5-6-2006
PHILADELPHIA - Services for Allen Glenn Perry will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Philadelphia with the Revs. Drs. Dan Howard and Eugene H. Dobbs officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Perry, 86, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in his home. He was born in Edinburg in Leake County on April 21, 1920, to the late Walter Lafayett and Joyce Lavenia Perry. He was one of nine children, all of whom preceded him in death. He was raised in Philadelphia and was a 1938 graduate of Philadelphia High School.
In 1942, he received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Mississippi State College (now University) and upon graduation was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Mr. Perry trained and served with the 177th Engineering Regiment in the American Theater of Operations at Fort Belvoir, Va., in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations where he was stationed in Alaska. While in Alaska, Mr. Perry worked on infrastructure projects designed to impede any attack upon the U.S. through Alaska and participated in the campaign in the Aleutian Islands. In 1946, now a Captain, he was honorably discharged at the end of hostilities, receiving a Bronze Star.
Mr. Perry returned to Philadelphia and joined Perry Construction Company, which has been in continuous operation for almost 75 years. Serving the firm as vice president and president, he retired from active participation in the company in 2002 for health reasons. During his tenure, Perry Construction Company built a number of major structures throughout the state.
Notable among the construction projects are the Neshoba County General Hospital; the Education Building at First Baptist Church and the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia; the Family Life Center at the First United Methodist Church in Starkville; Allen Hall, the Dairy Science Building, and the original football stadium (East Side) at Mississippi State University; elementary and secondary school buildings in Philadelphia, Neshoba County, and Starkville; facilities at Keesler Field in Biloxi; the Naval Air Station near Meridian and Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg. They also built the Fine Arts Building and Burks Science Building at Northwest Mississippi Community College; the Garrett Fine Arts Building at Blue Mountain College and additions to the School of Education at the University of Mississippi.
He was passionate about his faith and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia. He served the church in numerous capacities, including, deacon, chairman of the deacons, Sunday school teacher for 11th and 12th grade boys, Sunday school director and member of the building, budget and pastor search committees.
Mr. Perry was a member of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board for more than 17 years with 14 years of service on the executive committee, including a term as chairman. Mr. Perry also served the convention as chairman of the executive director search committee, the budget committee, and the Gulfshore Assembly committee; as technical advisor to the building committee and a member of the organization, constitution and by-laws, and long range planning committees. He was elected president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention for two terms, 1971 and 1972.
He became a part of the folklore of Mississippi Baptists in 1958 as "Whittlin' Glenn" for his participation on the committee formed to attempt to buy the U.S. Government Maritime Academy property near Pass Christian. Selected to bid on the property for Mississippi Baptists, he structured his bids to cover the property as a whole and all the parts of the property, giving the federal government no opportunity to sell the property in pieces to a number of buyers. As the bidding went into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Mr. Perry, calmly whittled while he bid. When the auctioneer cried "once..twice...three times...sold to the Baptists," Mr. Perry folded his knife and stuck it in his pocket. Gulfshore Baptist Assembly was born.
Also active in community affairs, he served as a member of the board of trustees of the Philadelphia Municipal Separate School District for 25 years, 1953-1978, including a number of years as board president. Mr. Perry remained a strong supporter of the public schools after he concluded his service on the board of trustees.
He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Doris Beery Perry; sons, John Michael Perry of New Hope, Pa., Thomas Glenn Perry and his wife, Denise, of Ft. Worth, Texas; daughters, Barbara McLaurin and her husband, P. C. "Mac", of Starkville, Janet Tichnell and her husband, Del, of Petal, Sylvia Gasa and her husband, George, of Pensacola, Fla.; six grandchildren, Prentiss McLaurin III, Brian Tichnell, Ellen Tichnell, Lydia Gasa, Julianna Gasa, and Gloria Gasa; three sisters-in-law, Patricia Perry and Virginia Perry of Philadelphia and Lallah Perry of Jackson and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Building Fund of First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 299, Philadelphia, MS 39350 or to a charity of choice.
Pallbearers will be Randy Clark, Don Kilgore, Benny Newton, Alan Parks, Bill Perry, Don Perry, Jim Perry, Pete Perry, Bill Yates and Stan Yates. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
PHILADELPHIA - Services for Allen Glenn Perry will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Philadelphia with the Revs. Drs. Dan Howard and Eugene H. Dobbs officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Perry, 86, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in his home. He was born in Edinburg in Leake County on April 21, 1920, to the late Walter Lafayett and Joyce Lavenia Perry. He was one of nine children, all of whom preceded him in death. He was raised in Philadelphia and was a 1938 graduate of Philadelphia High School.
In 1942, he received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Mississippi State College (now University) and upon graduation was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Mr. Perry trained and served with the 177th Engineering Regiment in the American Theater of Operations at Fort Belvoir, Va., in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations where he was stationed in Alaska. While in Alaska, Mr. Perry worked on infrastructure projects designed to impede any attack upon the U.S. through Alaska and participated in the campaign in the Aleutian Islands. In 1946, now a Captain, he was honorably discharged at the end of hostilities, receiving a Bronze Star.
Mr. Perry returned to Philadelphia and joined Perry Construction Company, which has been in continuous operation for almost 75 years. Serving the firm as vice president and president, he retired from active participation in the company in 2002 for health reasons. During his tenure, Perry Construction Company built a number of major structures throughout the state.
Notable among the construction projects are the Neshoba County General Hospital; the Education Building at First Baptist Church and the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia; the Family Life Center at the First United Methodist Church in Starkville; Allen Hall, the Dairy Science Building, and the original football stadium (East Side) at Mississippi State University; elementary and secondary school buildings in Philadelphia, Neshoba County, and Starkville; facilities at Keesler Field in Biloxi; the Naval Air Station near Meridian and Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg. They also built the Fine Arts Building and Burks Science Building at Northwest Mississippi Community College; the Garrett Fine Arts Building at Blue Mountain College and additions to the School of Education at the University of Mississippi.
He was passionate about his faith and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia. He served the church in numerous capacities, including, deacon, chairman of the deacons, Sunday school teacher for 11th and 12th grade boys, Sunday school director and member of the building, budget and pastor search committees.
Mr. Perry was a member of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board for more than 17 years with 14 years of service on the executive committee, including a term as chairman. Mr. Perry also served the convention as chairman of the executive director search committee, the budget committee, and the Gulfshore Assembly committee; as technical advisor to the building committee and a member of the organization, constitution and by-laws, and long range planning committees. He was elected president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention for two terms, 1971 and 1972.
He became a part of the folklore of Mississippi Baptists in 1958 as "Whittlin' Glenn" for his participation on the committee formed to attempt to buy the U.S. Government Maritime Academy property near Pass Christian. Selected to bid on the property for Mississippi Baptists, he structured his bids to cover the property as a whole and all the parts of the property, giving the federal government no opportunity to sell the property in pieces to a number of buyers. As the bidding went into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Mr. Perry, calmly whittled while he bid. When the auctioneer cried "once..twice...three times...sold to the Baptists," Mr. Perry folded his knife and stuck it in his pocket. Gulfshore Baptist Assembly was born.
Also active in community affairs, he served as a member of the board of trustees of the Philadelphia Municipal Separate School District for 25 years, 1953-1978, including a number of years as board president. Mr. Perry remained a strong supporter of the public schools after he concluded his service on the board of trustees.
He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Doris Beery Perry; sons, John Michael Perry of New Hope, Pa., Thomas Glenn Perry and his wife, Denise, of Ft. Worth, Texas; daughters, Barbara McLaurin and her husband, P. C. "Mac", of Starkville, Janet Tichnell and her husband, Del, of Petal, Sylvia Gasa and her husband, George, of Pensacola, Fla.; six grandchildren, Prentiss McLaurin III, Brian Tichnell, Ellen Tichnell, Lydia Gasa, Julianna Gasa, and Gloria Gasa; three sisters-in-law, Patricia Perry and Virginia Perry of Philadelphia and Lallah Perry of Jackson and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Building Fund of First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 299, Philadelphia, MS 39350 or to a charity of choice.
Pallbearers will be Randy Clark, Don Kilgore, Benny Newton, Alan Parks, Bill Perry, Don Perry, Jim Perry, Pete Perry, Bill Yates and Stan Yates. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
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