Obituary of Robert B. Perry

Robert Bilton Perry, 88, of Man, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, leaving this world from the home of his sister, Katheryn, at Davin, after a long and courageous battle with leukemia. He was born July 10, 1928, at Pardee, a son of the late Bilton and Maude Mae Bailey Perry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Cecil Gent; one niece, Mary Gent Wrobel; and one nephew, Gregory Gent. Robert was a 1946 graduate of Man High School and was a member of the Old Man High Alumni Association. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War where he served in the Quarter Master Corp. He started his civilian career as a clerk at the Lorado Coal Mining Company Store at Lorado where he worked his way up to assistant manager. He briefly worked at McCormicks in Logan. Robert finished his career as the manager at Man Clothing and Jewelery at Man when he retired in 1990 after 35 plus years of service. A civic minded person, he served on the Rt. 10 committee, the Man hospital committee, the Rotary club, START, and many other civic projects. The passion of Robert's life was serving his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He became a Christian at a young age and never waivered in his commitment of spreading the word of God to anyone who would listen. He served as a Deacon for 70 years, first at Saunders Freewill Baptist Church at Three Forks until the Buffalo Creek Flood in 1972 and then at the Greenbranch Freewill Baptist Church at Man until the Lord called him home. Throughout the years Robert served his church as choir leader, Sunday school teacher, teen activities planner, the provider of transportation to church, and in any other capacity that his church needed him to fill. He will long be remembered in the Man community for his unlimited devotion to his church and community. Those left to cherish his memory are one sister, Katheryn Gent of Davin; one niece, Robin Gent of Morgantown; one nephew, Scotty Gent of Melbourne, FL; one cousin, Tommy Cline of Oceana; and his church family along with a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2016, at the Greenbranch Freewill Baptist Church at Man with Rev. Sid Moore and Rev. Michael Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the church and one hour prior to services. Pall bearers will be the men of Greenbranch Freewill Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to www.krantzmcneelyfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home at Man.