Funeral services for John Martin Ace Perkins Sr. age 71 of Danville will be Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 11:00am at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hal Daigre and Rev. Michael Gunter officiating with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery with Masonic Honors and Volunteer Firefighter Honors and Peck Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at the funeral home.
Mr. Perkins, who died on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at his home, was born October 22, 1945 in Huntsville, Alabama to William Perry Perkins and Mary Roberts Ferrario Perkins. Ace was a farmer and retired from JFG Coffee where he worked in retail sales. He was a member of the First Independent Methodist Church in Flint, a 50 year pin recipient of the Nunn-Oden Masonic Lodge and was a member and Board Member of the Danville Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son; William Andrew Perkins.
Survivors Include:
Wife: Kathryne Jones Perkins
1 Son: Johnny Perkins and Nonnie Eady of Danville
1 Brother: Bill Roberts (Barbara) of Brownsville Texas
1 Sister: Jean Gay Kennedy (Bill) of Killen
1 Granddaughter: Kayla Perkins Bibb (Michael) of Danville
1 Great Granddaughter: Charlee Brooke Bibb
3 Nieces: Cynthia Dobbs, JoAnn Nichols and Sarah Terry
Special Friends: Steve, Donna and Michelle Woods, Sue Nelson and Doug Wigginton
Steven Vest, Ray Williams, Terrel Wray, Jake Wray, Robbie Hill and Conrad Morton will serve as pallbearers.
Steve Woods, M.D. Prater, Doug Wigginton, Members of the Nunn-Oden Masonic Lodge and the members of the Danville Volunteer Fire Department will serve as Honorary Pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, make memorial contributions to Hospice and Home Health Fund of Alabama at 2400 John Hawkins Pkwy, Suite 104, Birmingham, Alabama 35244 or to First Independent Methodist Church, “Camp Fund” at 3 Oxmore Flint Rd. SW, Decatur, Alabama 35601.
