Elizabeth Ann Perkins was born August 20, 1948, in Hazard, Kentucky, to to Willie Porter and Bobbie Combs. At age 71, she transitioned from Earth to Heaven on Thursday, August 13, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio.
She was also loved and cared for by her step-father Eugene Boyce (teenage years into adulthood).
Elizabeth graduated from Roosevelt high school in 1967. She worked for the Drury Inn Hotel for 8 years before retiring in 2012. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and spending time with her family.
She was a beloved mother; she put her children’s need above her own and made many sacrifices to raise her two daughters. A beloved sister, she loved her siblings dearly. She was a strong woman and fought with honor against the cancer for three years. She always made a house feel like a home. She is loved by many of her relatives and friends and she will be truly missed.
Preceded in death by her parents, Willie Porter and Bobbie Combs; step-father, Eugene Boyce and brother, John Willie.
Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Charles H. Perkins; daughters, Andrea M. Perkins, Anne Marie Herndon-Perkins; grandsons, Demetrius J. Perkins, Dominick A. H. Thomas-Perkins; granddaughters, Peyton M. and Parker M. Herndon; great-grandson, Isaiah Byrd-Perkins; her brother; Benjamin L. Porter; her sisters, Judy C. Myles, Jannetta (Michael) Warren; and a host of relatives and friends. She truly loved her best-friend of 50 years Elaine McKinney; special friends Minnie Whyms, Alberta Taylor and Wilma Burton.
She was also loved and cared for by her step-father Eugene Boyce (teenage years into adulthood).
Elizabeth graduated from Roosevelt high school in 1967. She worked for the Drury Inn Hotel for 8 years before retiring in 2012. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and spending time with her family.
She was a beloved mother; she put her children’s need above her own and made many sacrifices to raise her two daughters. A beloved sister, she loved her siblings dearly. She was a strong woman and fought with honor against the cancer for three years. She always made a house feel like a home. She is loved by many of her relatives and friends and she will be truly missed.
Preceded in death by her parents, Willie Porter and Bobbie Combs; step-father, Eugene Boyce and brother, John Willie.
Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Charles H. Perkins; daughters, Andrea M. Perkins, Anne Marie Herndon-Perkins; grandsons, Demetrius J. Perkins, Dominick A. H. Thomas-Perkins; granddaughters, Peyton M. and Parker M. Herndon; great-grandson, Isaiah Byrd-Perkins; her brother; Benjamin L. Porter; her sisters, Judy C. Myles, Jannetta (Michael) Warren; and a host of relatives and friends. She truly loved her best-friend of 50 years Elaine McKinney; special friends Minnie Whyms, Alberta Taylor and Wilma Burton.
Elizabeth Ann Perkins was born August 20, 1948, in Hazard, Kentucky, to to Willie Porter and Bobbie Combs. At age 71, she transitioned from Earth to Heaven on Thursday, August 13, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio.
She was also loved and cared for by her step-father Eugene Boyce (teenage years into adulthood).
Elizabeth graduated from Roosevelt high school in 1967. She worked for the Drury Inn Hotel for 8 years before retiring in 2012. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and spending time with her family.
She was a beloved mother; she put her children’s need above her own and made many sacrifices to raise her two daughters. A beloved sister, she loved her siblings dearly. She was a strong woman and fought with honor against the cancer for three years. She always made a house feel like a home. She is loved by many of her relatives and friends and she will be truly missed.
Preceded in death by her parents, Willie Porter and Bobbie Combs; step-father, Eugene Boyce and brother, John Willie.
Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Charles H. Perkins; daughters, Andrea M. Perkins, Anne Marie Herndon-Perkins; grandsons, Demetrius J. Perkins, Dominick A. H. Thomas-Perkins; granddaughters, Peyton M. and Parker M. Herndon; great-grandson, Isaiah Byrd-Perkins; her brother; Benjamin L. Porter; her sisters, Judy C. Myles, Jannetta (Michael) Warren; and a host of relatives and friends. She truly loved her best-friend of 50 years Elaine McKinney; special friends Minnie Whyms, Alberta Taylor and Wilma Burton.
She was also loved and cared for by her step-father Eugene Boyce (teenage years into adulthood).
Elizabeth graduated from Roosevelt high school in 1967. She worked for the Drury Inn Hotel for 8 years before retiring in 2012. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and spending time with her family.
She was a beloved mother; she put her children’s need above her own and made many sacrifices to raise her two daughters. A beloved sister, she loved her siblings dearly. She was a strong woman and fought with honor against the cancer for three years. She always made a house feel like a home. She is loved by many of her relatives and friends and she will be truly missed.
Preceded in death by her parents, Willie Porter and Bobbie Combs; step-father, Eugene Boyce and brother, John Willie.
Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Charles H. Perkins; daughters, Andrea M. Perkins, Anne Marie Herndon-Perkins; grandsons, Demetrius J. Perkins, Dominick A. H. Thomas-Perkins; granddaughters, Peyton M. and Parker M. Herndon; great-grandson, Isaiah Byrd-Perkins; her brother; Benjamin L. Porter; her sisters, Judy C. Myles, Jannetta (Michael) Warren; and a host of relatives and friends. She truly loved her best-friend of 50 years Elaine McKinney; special friends Minnie Whyms, Alberta Taylor and Wilma Burton.
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