OKLAHOMA CITY
Perry, Bill G., 80, died Nov. 13. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Christ's Church, Yukon (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sunday, November 15, 2015, Page 22A.
Billy Gene Perry, Sr., who went by the name, Bill, was known to his family and friends as "The World's Greatest". He went home to his Father in Oklahoma City, OK, on November 13, 2015, upon the completion of his 9th life. He was born on July 1, 1935, in Okemah, OK, the son of Henry Otis Perry and Maude Ethel Conkright. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Doris Davenport and Betty Nelson. A graduate of Putnam City High School (1952), he served in the US Army (1954), married Norma Darlene Bean on Jan. 21, 1955, and attended college at OCU. He touched the lives of countless people throughout his life as a business owner, baseball, football, and softball coach, as the coordinator for 27 baseball teams for the Windsor Hills Astros; as a Bluegrass music promoter and disc jockey; as an agent and road manager for the Bluegrass Revue, a band which got musicians such as Billy and Mike Perry, John Pollard, David Bonham, Vince Gill, Bobby Clark, and Jimmy Gyles started on their careers. He was instrumental (pun intended) in bringing Bluegrass music to the western US, being the first promoter to hire Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys west of the Mississippi River. He played guitar and sang in several Bluegrass bands including "City Grass", "Revival", "Sexy Senior Citizens", and "Cimmaron Station". With friends, he founded the Oklahoma Bluegrass Club and Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society. He was an Honorary Oklahoma Colonel, and a member of a small group of friends which convinced Governors David Hall and Governor David Boren to declare a week as "Bluegrass Music Week" in Oklahoma. He taught drafting at Southern Nazarene University. He served on the Oklahoma City Building Permit Review Board for several years in the 1990's and 2000's. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Siloam Lodge 276, and a Shriner. He started his own business, Bill G. Perry Family Designs, in May, 1959, and he and his firm have designed over 10,000 houses in Oklahoma, throughout the US, and worldwide. He and his wife, Darlene, sold vitamins and herbs with many distributorships in their business, Dar-Bill Unlimited, and he owned a jewelry company called "The Family Jewels", which was a testament to his never-ending sense of humor. His son, Billy G. Perry, Jr., was his partner, and his daughter, Trina Spaugy, was his office manager. Other daughter's, Susan Taylor and Vickie Douglas, worked in the business in the past, and two grandsons, Grant Douglas and Robert Perry, work as residential designers. His son, Michael Perry, has worked extensively on construction and repair projects for the business through his own business, Perry Landscape and Construction. Other grandchildren have worked for the business on and off throughout the years. His daughter, Vickie Douglas, has traced his ancestry back to the late 1500's. At least six of his ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War and one in the War of 1812. He loved attending Putnam City High School and OU football games, fishing, and listening to and playing Bluegrass music. He loved the Lord and enjoyed watching TV Evangelists as well as Westerns. He never took a vacation away from his family. He loved to throw parties and feed everyone he could, holding an annual Christmas party for almost 30 years with attendance of up to 500 people. He has left behind a very large family who will miss him immensely: including his wife of almost 61 years, 5 children, 16 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way. His son-in-laws are Robert Taylor and Leon Spaugy. His daughter-in-laws are Debra Perry and Robin Perry. He never stopped thinking of Jerry Douglas, John Harrell, and Shawn Pybas as his son-in-laws. Bill Perry was an amazing man and the title of "The World's Greatest" can now be retired. He will be sorely missed by his large family and many friends. Viewing is at Mercer-Adams, Bethany, OK, Nov. 17th and 18th, from 6-8 PM, and his funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 19 at Christ's Church, Yukon, OK, at 2 PM.
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Monday, November 16, 2015, Page 7A.
Perry, Bill G., 80, died Nov. 13. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Christ's Church, Yukon (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sunday, November 15, 2015, Page 22A.
Billy Gene Perry, Sr., who went by the name, Bill, was known to his family and friends as "The World's Greatest". He went home to his Father in Oklahoma City, OK, on November 13, 2015, upon the completion of his 9th life. He was born on July 1, 1935, in Okemah, OK, the son of Henry Otis Perry and Maude Ethel Conkright. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Doris Davenport and Betty Nelson. A graduate of Putnam City High School (1952), he served in the US Army (1954), married Norma Darlene Bean on Jan. 21, 1955, and attended college at OCU. He touched the lives of countless people throughout his life as a business owner, baseball, football, and softball coach, as the coordinator for 27 baseball teams for the Windsor Hills Astros; as a Bluegrass music promoter and disc jockey; as an agent and road manager for the Bluegrass Revue, a band which got musicians such as Billy and Mike Perry, John Pollard, David Bonham, Vince Gill, Bobby Clark, and Jimmy Gyles started on their careers. He was instrumental (pun intended) in bringing Bluegrass music to the western US, being the first promoter to hire Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys west of the Mississippi River. He played guitar and sang in several Bluegrass bands including "City Grass", "Revival", "Sexy Senior Citizens", and "Cimmaron Station". With friends, he founded the Oklahoma Bluegrass Club and Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society. He was an Honorary Oklahoma Colonel, and a member of a small group of friends which convinced Governors David Hall and Governor David Boren to declare a week as "Bluegrass Music Week" in Oklahoma. He taught drafting at Southern Nazarene University. He served on the Oklahoma City Building Permit Review Board for several years in the 1990's and 2000's. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Siloam Lodge 276, and a Shriner. He started his own business, Bill G. Perry Family Designs, in May, 1959, and he and his firm have designed over 10,000 houses in Oklahoma, throughout the US, and worldwide. He and his wife, Darlene, sold vitamins and herbs with many distributorships in their business, Dar-Bill Unlimited, and he owned a jewelry company called "The Family Jewels", which was a testament to his never-ending sense of humor. His son, Billy G. Perry, Jr., was his partner, and his daughter, Trina Spaugy, was his office manager. Other daughter's, Susan Taylor and Vickie Douglas, worked in the business in the past, and two grandsons, Grant Douglas and Robert Perry, work as residential designers. His son, Michael Perry, has worked extensively on construction and repair projects for the business through his own business, Perry Landscape and Construction. Other grandchildren have worked for the business on and off throughout the years. His daughter, Vickie Douglas, has traced his ancestry back to the late 1500's. At least six of his ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War and one in the War of 1812. He loved attending Putnam City High School and OU football games, fishing, and listening to and playing Bluegrass music. He loved the Lord and enjoyed watching TV Evangelists as well as Westerns. He never took a vacation away from his family. He loved to throw parties and feed everyone he could, holding an annual Christmas party for almost 30 years with attendance of up to 500 people. He has left behind a very large family who will miss him immensely: including his wife of almost 61 years, 5 children, 16 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way. His son-in-laws are Robert Taylor and Leon Spaugy. His daughter-in-laws are Debra Perry and Robin Perry. He never stopped thinking of Jerry Douglas, John Harrell, and Shawn Pybas as his son-in-laws. Bill Perry was an amazing man and the title of "The World's Greatest" can now be retired. He will be sorely missed by his large family and many friends. Viewing is at Mercer-Adams, Bethany, OK, Nov. 17th and 18th, from 6-8 PM, and his funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 19 at Christ's Church, Yukon, OK, at 2 PM.
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Monday, November 16, 2015, Page 7A.
OKLAHOMA CITY
Perry, Bill G., 80, died Nov. 13. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Christ's Church, Yukon (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sunday, November 15, 2015, Page 22A.
Billy Gene Perry, Sr., who went by the name, Bill, was known to his family and friends as "The World's Greatest". He went home to his Father in Oklahoma City, OK, on November 13, 2015, upon the completion of his 9th life. He was born on July 1, 1935, in Okemah, OK, the son of Henry Otis Perry and Maude Ethel Conkright. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Doris Davenport and Betty Nelson. A graduate of Putnam City High School (1952), he served in the US Army (1954), married Norma Darlene Bean on Jan. 21, 1955, and attended college at OCU. He touched the lives of countless people throughout his life as a business owner, baseball, football, and softball coach, as the coordinator for 27 baseball teams for the Windsor Hills Astros; as a Bluegrass music promoter and disc jockey; as an agent and road manager for the Bluegrass Revue, a band which got musicians such as Billy and Mike Perry, John Pollard, David Bonham, Vince Gill, Bobby Clark, and Jimmy Gyles started on their careers. He was instrumental (pun intended) in bringing Bluegrass music to the western US, being the first promoter to hire Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys west of the Mississippi River. He played guitar and sang in several Bluegrass bands including "City Grass", "Revival", "Sexy Senior Citizens", and "Cimmaron Station". With friends, he founded the Oklahoma Bluegrass Club and Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society. He was an Honorary Oklahoma Colonel, and a member of a small group of friends which convinced Governors David Hall and Governor David Boren to declare a week as "Bluegrass Music Week" in Oklahoma. He taught drafting at Southern Nazarene University. He served on the Oklahoma City Building Permit Review Board for several years in the 1990's and 2000's. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Siloam Lodge 276, and a Shriner. He started his own business, Bill G. Perry Family Designs, in May, 1959, and he and his firm have designed over 10,000 houses in Oklahoma, throughout the US, and worldwide. He and his wife, Darlene, sold vitamins and herbs with many distributorships in their business, Dar-Bill Unlimited, and he owned a jewelry company called "The Family Jewels", which was a testament to his never-ending sense of humor. His son, Billy G. Perry, Jr., was his partner, and his daughter, Trina Spaugy, was his office manager. Other daughter's, Susan Taylor and Vickie Douglas, worked in the business in the past, and two grandsons, Grant Douglas and Robert Perry, work as residential designers. His son, Michael Perry, has worked extensively on construction and repair projects for the business through his own business, Perry Landscape and Construction. Other grandchildren have worked for the business on and off throughout the years. His daughter, Vickie Douglas, has traced his ancestry back to the late 1500's. At least six of his ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War and one in the War of 1812. He loved attending Putnam City High School and OU football games, fishing, and listening to and playing Bluegrass music. He loved the Lord and enjoyed watching TV Evangelists as well as Westerns. He never took a vacation away from his family. He loved to throw parties and feed everyone he could, holding an annual Christmas party for almost 30 years with attendance of up to 500 people. He has left behind a very large family who will miss him immensely: including his wife of almost 61 years, 5 children, 16 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way. His son-in-laws are Robert Taylor and Leon Spaugy. His daughter-in-laws are Debra Perry and Robin Perry. He never stopped thinking of Jerry Douglas, John Harrell, and Shawn Pybas as his son-in-laws. Bill Perry was an amazing man and the title of "The World's Greatest" can now be retired. He will be sorely missed by his large family and many friends. Viewing is at Mercer-Adams, Bethany, OK, Nov. 17th and 18th, from 6-8 PM, and his funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 19 at Christ's Church, Yukon, OK, at 2 PM.
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Monday, November 16, 2015, Page 7A.
Perry, Bill G., 80, died Nov. 13. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Christ's Church, Yukon (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sunday, November 15, 2015, Page 22A.
Billy Gene Perry, Sr., who went by the name, Bill, was known to his family and friends as "The World's Greatest". He went home to his Father in Oklahoma City, OK, on November 13, 2015, upon the completion of his 9th life. He was born on July 1, 1935, in Okemah, OK, the son of Henry Otis Perry and Maude Ethel Conkright. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Doris Davenport and Betty Nelson. A graduate of Putnam City High School (1952), he served in the US Army (1954), married Norma Darlene Bean on Jan. 21, 1955, and attended college at OCU. He touched the lives of countless people throughout his life as a business owner, baseball, football, and softball coach, as the coordinator for 27 baseball teams for the Windsor Hills Astros; as a Bluegrass music promoter and disc jockey; as an agent and road manager for the Bluegrass Revue, a band which got musicians such as Billy and Mike Perry, John Pollard, David Bonham, Vince Gill, Bobby Clark, and Jimmy Gyles started on their careers. He was instrumental (pun intended) in bringing Bluegrass music to the western US, being the first promoter to hire Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys west of the Mississippi River. He played guitar and sang in several Bluegrass bands including "City Grass", "Revival", "Sexy Senior Citizens", and "Cimmaron Station". With friends, he founded the Oklahoma Bluegrass Club and Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society. He was an Honorary Oklahoma Colonel, and a member of a small group of friends which convinced Governors David Hall and Governor David Boren to declare a week as "Bluegrass Music Week" in Oklahoma. He taught drafting at Southern Nazarene University. He served on the Oklahoma City Building Permit Review Board for several years in the 1990's and 2000's. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Siloam Lodge 276, and a Shriner. He started his own business, Bill G. Perry Family Designs, in May, 1959, and he and his firm have designed over 10,000 houses in Oklahoma, throughout the US, and worldwide. He and his wife, Darlene, sold vitamins and herbs with many distributorships in their business, Dar-Bill Unlimited, and he owned a jewelry company called "The Family Jewels", which was a testament to his never-ending sense of humor. His son, Billy G. Perry, Jr., was his partner, and his daughter, Trina Spaugy, was his office manager. Other daughter's, Susan Taylor and Vickie Douglas, worked in the business in the past, and two grandsons, Grant Douglas and Robert Perry, work as residential designers. His son, Michael Perry, has worked extensively on construction and repair projects for the business through his own business, Perry Landscape and Construction. Other grandchildren have worked for the business on and off throughout the years. His daughter, Vickie Douglas, has traced his ancestry back to the late 1500's. At least six of his ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War and one in the War of 1812. He loved attending Putnam City High School and OU football games, fishing, and listening to and playing Bluegrass music. He loved the Lord and enjoyed watching TV Evangelists as well as Westerns. He never took a vacation away from his family. He loved to throw parties and feed everyone he could, holding an annual Christmas party for almost 30 years with attendance of up to 500 people. He has left behind a very large family who will miss him immensely: including his wife of almost 61 years, 5 children, 16 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way. His son-in-laws are Robert Taylor and Leon Spaugy. His daughter-in-laws are Debra Perry and Robin Perry. He never stopped thinking of Jerry Douglas, John Harrell, and Shawn Pybas as his son-in-laws. Bill Perry was an amazing man and the title of "The World's Greatest" can now be retired. He will be sorely missed by his large family and many friends. Viewing is at Mercer-Adams, Bethany, OK, Nov. 17th and 18th, from 6-8 PM, and his funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 19 at Christ's Church, Yukon, OK, at 2 PM.
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Monday, November 16, 2015, Page 7A.
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