PERRY, Ralph C- Korea
Source: The Fountain County Neighbor,
January 10, 2001, pg A3
BLOOMINGTON — Ralph C.
"Sonny" Perry, 72, Rt. 1, Bloomingdale, died at 7:28 a.m. Monday,
Jan. 1, 2001 in Vermillion County Hospital, Clinton. He was born Sept. 22, 1928
in Cates, the son of William and Minnie E. Allen Perry. He married Aileen M.
Myers Nov. 27, 1954 in Covington. She survives. He attended Cates schools. He
served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired from
the Millwrights Local 1003 after 18 years of service, he owned several garages.
He was a school bus driver for both Turkey Run schools and Grange Corner and
worked for the railroad for several years. He was a member of the Clinton
American Legion Post #0140, Amvete Post 61, the Rockville VFW and the
Millwrights Local #1003. Survivors, besides the wife, include: a daughter, Judy
M. Kelley, Rockville; a brother, Edwin Leon Perry, Kingman; four sisters,
Geneva Beals, Veedersburg, Connie (Leslie) Warnick, Kingman, Ramona
Stonebraker, Kingman and Maxine Wilson, Seffner, Fla.; two granddaughters, Lee
Stockdale and Vicki Kelley; a grandson, Vance Kelley; two great-grandsons, Jeff
Stakley and Curtis Compton; two great-granddaughters, Amanda Stakley and Alexis
Kelley; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents
and four brothers, Farrell, Ted, Gene and Gerald Perry. Funeral services were
at 1 p.m. Thursday in Hall· Woodrow Funeral Home, Kingman, with Bob Grider
officiating. Burial was in Wolfe Creek Cemetery, Wallace. Military rites at the
cemetery were conducted by Kingman American Legion Post #384. – jlr