Shirley Perkins
January 12, 1945 – October 8, 2021
Shirley Perkins, 76, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Life Path Hospice in Sun City Center, Fla., due to complications from COPD. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive. The family requests donations to The Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org/, in lieu of flowers.
Shirley Marie McGinnis was born on Jan. 12, 1945, in Logan, W.Va., Shirley, often called Sherry by those closest to her, was one of three children of Virginia Arlee and Theodore Edward McGinnis. She had two brothers, Edward (Eddie) Wayne and David, both of whom would marry and provide her with nieces and nephews she loved dearly: Bryan, Stan, Paul, Andrea and Shannon.
Shirley attended Barboursville High School in Barbourville, W.V., and graduated in 1963. She married John H. East shortly after and they had two sons, Jeffrey H. East and Gregory S. East. They divorced in 1975.
Shirley met retired Army LTC Richard A. Perkins in Wilmington, N.C., and they were married on May 18, 1980. They moved to Vienna, Va., in 1983, before settling in Sun City Center in 1995. Shirley and Richard Perkins moved into Freedom Plaza in 2013.
Shirley is predeceased by her husband, both of her parents and her two brothers. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey H. East, of Harvest, Ala., Gregory S. East, of Brandon, Fla., and her step-children, Mallory Signorelli, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Richard Perkins, of Ocala, Fla. Additionally, she leaves behind 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and five nieces and nephews and their children.
Shirley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. She always loved traveling with Richard; they spent numerous vacations in Hawaii or cruising in different parts of the world.
Shirley will be laid to rest with Richard in Arlington National Cemetery with details to be announced.
Shirley Marie McGinnis was born on Jan. 12, 1945, in Logan, W.Va., Shirley, often called Sherry by those closest to her, was one of three children of Virginia Arlee and Theodore Edward McGinnis. She had two brothers, Edward (Eddie) Wayne and David, both of whom would marry and provide her with nieces and nephews she loved dearly: Bryan, Stan, Paul, Andrea and Shannon.
Shirley attended Barboursville High School in Barbourville, W.V., and graduated in 1963. She married John H. East shortly after and they had two sons, Jeffrey H. East and Gregory S. East. They divorced in 1975.
Shirley met retired Army LTC Richard A. Perkins in Wilmington, N.C., and they were married on May 18, 1980. They moved to Vienna, Va., in 1983, before settling in Sun City Center in 1995. Shirley and Richard Perkins moved into Freedom Plaza in 2013.
Shirley is predeceased by her husband, both of her parents and her two brothers. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey H. East, of Harvest, Ala., Gregory S. East, of Brandon, Fla., and her step-children, Mallory Signorelli, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Richard Perkins, of Ocala, Fla. Additionally, she leaves behind 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and five nieces and nephews and their children.
Shirley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. She always loved traveling with Richard; they spent numerous vacations in Hawaii or cruising in different parts of the world.
Shirley will be laid to rest with Richard in Arlington National Cemetery with details to be announced.