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Submitted: 11/22/09 • Approved: 11/20/11 • Last Updated: 8/7/12 • R261723-G261722-S3
Born August 8, 1918, Martin Springs, Baxter County, Arkansas.
Died May 17, 1991, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas.
Daughter of Finis H. & Mary Sarah Bell Cunningham Lackey Whitehead.
Married Thurston Perry, July 16, 1938, Salesville, Arkansas.
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Julia Whitehead Perry of Mt. Home died Friday (May 17, 1991) at home. She was 72.
A life-long resident of Mt. Home, Mrs. Perry was born Aug 8, 1918, at Martin Springs.
She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Shirley McGraw of Friendwood, TX, and Helen Gambrell of North Little Rock; one sister, Lorraine Martin of CA; three granchildren, two great grandchildren and hosts of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bell and Mr. (first name unknown) Whitehead; her husband, Thurston Perry, in 1990; one son, Harold Dean Perry and several brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be 2 to 9PM today at Roller Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8PM.
Services will be 2:30PM Sunday at Roller Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. John Best officiating.
Burial will be in the Galatia Cemetery at Norfork.
(From the files of Max Parnell.)
(Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves)
Contributed on 11/22/09 by maxparnell
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