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Earl Austin Perry

Birth	:	7 Jan 1920 West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	2 Sep 2019 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2910995, -72.3705978
Description	:	Earl Austin Perry, age 99, formerly of Joplin, passed away on September 2, 2019, in Reno, Nevada. Earl was born in West Plains, MO, the son of the late Willis Austin Perry and Nellie Ida (Lathrop) Perry. He attended Coats School in Decatur, AR, and Eugene Field School. In 1938 he graduated from Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, KS. He then graduated with an AB Pittsburg State Teachers College now known as Pittsburg State University. He received his BD & MA from Perkins Theological Seminary at SMU, in Dallas, TX. He married Wilma Magnolia Clementine Powers on January 1, 1943... Read More	Earl Austin Perry, age 99, formerly of Joplin, passed away on September 2, 2019, in Reno, Nevada. Earl was born in West Plains, MO, the son of the late Willis Austin Perry and Nellie Ida (Lathrop) Perry. He attended Coats School in Decatur, AR, and Eugene Field School. In 1938 he graduated from Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, KS. He then graduated with an AB Pittsburg State Teachers College now known as Pittsburg State University. He received his BD & MA from Perkins Theological Seminary at SMU, in Dallas, TX. He married Wilma Magnolia Clementine Powers on January 1, 1943 at the First Methodist Church in Pittsburg, KS. Together they raised four children. He became an ordained Methodist Minister in 1944. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Joplin, MO and First Community Church in Joplin; he conducted religious services and Bible studies at Aldersgate Village and at Spring River Christian Village in Joplin, MO; and First United Methodist Church in Reno, NV. From 1944 – 1985 he served the United Methodist Kansas East Conference, pastoring many Churches in Kansas. He served three years as a professor at Union Theological Seminary in Mexico City, Mexico. He worked with youth mission work camps in rural Mexico for ten years. He then taught history at Warrenton High School in Warrenton, MO. Throughout his career he was a published author, writing, Kansas East Conference Journals, 'These First Called Him Master', 'Puppets Go To Church' (co-authored with wife Wilma P. Perry), 'The Magdala Connection', play and musical (with music and lyrics by son and daughter-in-law, David and Jean Perry), and articles published in Upper Room, Kansas City Star Supplement, Bonner Springs Chieftan, and the Neodesha paper. Following retirement, he volunteered for thirty years at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Earl served on various UMC Boards and Committees. He served as Trustee for the Kansas East Conference, Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, Ks, Friendly Acres Retirement Home, and Older Adult Resource Center. He was a member of Rotary International and served as president of North Topeka Kiwanis Club 1981-1982. He was listed in the Who's Who in Religion, Who's Who in the Methodist Church, Who's Who in Methodism, and the Pastoral Record Book. Earl was preceded in death by a daughter, Coranell Anne Perry; a son, Jonathan Earl Perry; and a grandson, Thomas Frank Jones, V. He is survived by his loving wife of seventy-six years, Wilma Perry, of Reno, NV; son, David Austin Perry and wife Jeanne Lee, of Oceanside, CA; a daughter, Jeanne Perry-Jones and husband Alan Bernhard, of Mt. Charleston, NV; two grandchildren, Michael Austin Perry and wife Rebecca Elizabeth, and Carin Jenai Perry Leffler and husband Kevin Frederick; five great- grandchildren, Alexis Elizabeth Perry, Catherine Anne Perry, Theodore Austin Perry, William Jon Leffler, and Charlie Thomas Leffler; brother, Clarence Perry, of Reno, NV; and a sister Martha Lobmeyer, of Lakewood, CO. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 9 at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS. Reverend Roger Nichols will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory.

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Earl Austin Perry's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA.
When did Earl Austin Perry death?
Earl Austin Perry death on 2 Sep 2019 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Earl Austin Perry's memorial?
Latitude: 41.2910995
Longitude: -72.3705978

Family Members:

Parent

Willis Austin Perry

(1875 - 1940)

Nellie Ida Lathrop Perry

(1894 - 1982)

Spouse

Wilma Magnolia Powers Perry

(1919 - unknow)

Siblings

Paul Henry Perry

(1916 - 1984)

Charles Perry

(1928 - 1930)

Richard Perry

(1929 - 1930)

Children

Anne Perry

(1946 - 1950)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Riverside Cemetery
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2910995, -72.3705978

2. Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2881290, -72.3752100

3. First Church of Christ Memorial Garden
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2868300, -72.3753900

4. Upper Cemetery
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2991982, -72.3783035

5. Saint Johns Roman Catholic Cemetery
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3009338, -72.3783035

6. Cypress Cemetery
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2827988, -72.3550034

7. Small Pox Cemetery
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2919000, -72.4041100

8. Meeting House Hill Cemetery
Old Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3042984, -72.3243790

9. Duck River Cemetery
Old Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3106003, -72.3277969

10. Saint Ann's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
Old Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2975140, -72.3196350

11. Griswold Cemetery
Old Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2916985, -72.3097000

12. Champion Cemetery
Old Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2858009, -72.3063965

13. Cypress Cemetery
Westbrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2947006, -72.4428024

14. Old Burying Ground
Westbrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2864227, -72.4508209

15. Lower Cemetery
Westbrook, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2844900, -72.4522160

16. Waite Cemetery
Old Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2963982, -72.2846985

17. Prospect Hill Cemetery
Essex, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3551064, -72.3925323

18. Centerbrook Cemetery
Essex, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3489990, -72.4163589

19. River View Cemetery
Essex, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3569183, -72.3919220

20. Grove Cemetery
Essex, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3565941, -72.3955765

21. Ely Cemetery
Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3678017, -72.3574982

22. Lord Graveyard
Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3687230, -72.3460420

23. Laysville Cemetery
Laysville, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3494301, -72.2965469

24. Point O'Woods Cemetery
Old Lyme, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2957350, -72.2568560