Harold L. Perkins
Harold L. Perkins, 66, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 4:54 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at IU Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Ind.
He was born May 26, 1946, in Jackson County, Mo., to Harold W. and Ruby F. (Mace) Perkins. He grew up in the St. Louis, Mo., area and graduated from high school in Missouri. He also graduated from Colorado State University and served in the United States Marines during Vietnam.
He was married Sept. 22, 2009, in Goshen, Ind., to Shireen D. “Dee Dee” (Hoover) Davis, who survives. He formerly traveled through the United States for RGIS, converting acquisition stores into CVS Stores from 2000 – 2005; was a computer administrator for Pacifica Inc. in Pacifica, Calif., from 1996 – 2000; and formerly worked at the Hunt Club in Colorado.
He moved to Syracuse in 2002 from California was a former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
He is survived by his wife: “Dee Dee” Perkins, Syracuse, Ind.; five daughters: Victoria Lynn Steele, Mesa, Ariz.; Rebecca Alene (Kirk) Stanton, Wichita, Kan.; Angela Jean Perkins, Stephanie Michelle Perkins and Sarah Elizabeth Perkins, all of Grandview, Mo.; two sons: William Albert Perkins, Saginaw, Texas; and Michael Edward Perkins, Audubon, Iowa; nine grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and two stepdaughters: Stephenie (Forrest) Boesenberg and Shaundra (Todd) Jones, both of Syracuse.
He was preceded in death by his parents and granddaughter: Rebecca Perkins.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at the funeral home with Pastor Dave Boesenberg of the Cromwell United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Syracuse Cemetery.
Memorial bequest may be given the Harold Perkins Funeral Fund, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, IN 46567. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.