Bobby Perkins
Bobby Perkins, 82, of Flint and formerly of Burnet, died Aug. 23 in Tyler.
He was born May 16, 1928, in Graford to William Avery Perkins and Celia Shirley Perkins.
He served in the Army during the Korean War. After the war, he went to work in civil service from which he eventually retired, and was a faithful member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Melba Whitten Perkins; daughters Robyn Roach and her husband Scott of Jonesboro, Ark., and Wendy Carter and her husband John of Bertram; brother Leon Perkins of Edmond, Okla.; his sister Shirley Perkins of Burnet; brother-in-law Jerry Whitten of Beaumont; sister-in-law Janice LaRocca of Beaumont; grandchildren Schuyler Carter and Zane Carter, both of Bertram, and Riley Roach of Jonesboro, Ark.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A service is 3 p.m. Aug. 27 at Edgar Funeral Home, 109 N. Main St. in Burnet, (512) 756-2222 with Dan Carter officiating.
Interment will follow in the Stockdale City Cemetery, Stockdale.