Jewel Arlene Perry
October 7, 1920 ~ October 14, 2001
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailBorn in Durham, NC, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Vallie Drake Blankenship. She was a member of Reed Memorial Baptist Church and a former employee of Bon Marche. She also worked as receptionist with Stuart & Co. styling salon and most recently for K-Mart on Hendersonville Road.
She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Herbert W. Perry; two sons, Lloyd W. Perry and his wife Nannette of Hendersonville and Floyd E. Perry, and his wife Amy of Durham; five grandchildren, Debra Egan of Orlando, Fla., William R. Perry of Detroit, Mich., William E. Perry of Hendersonville, Tina A. Perry of Mooresville, NC and Darrin Perry of New York City and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian conducted by the Rev. Wesley Sharpe. Entombment will follow in Shepherd Memorial Park Mausoleum.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 pm Tuesday at the funeral home on Long Shoals Road.
Memorials may be made to one’s favorite charity.
MOM, TODAY IS SUN OCT 13TH. YOU PASSED AWAY 52 WEEKS AGO THIS SUNDAY MORNING WHICH I CALL A YEAR.ITS BEEN A LONG, HARD YEAR MOM. I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ARE GONE. DAD & I CAME OUT TODAY AND WATERED URE FLOWERS. WE WILL BE WITH YOU BEFORE LONG. I LOVE YOU MOM AND MISS YOU SO MUCH. NANNETTE & I ARE LIVING WITH DAD AND TAKING CARE OF HIM. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY NO MORE SO REST IN PIECE. YOUR SON:
LLOYD
********2 LONG YEARS AGO**********
HELLO MOM: MOM, SOMETHING CAME OVER ME THIS MORNING AT 5:48 (OCT 14TH). THIS IS ABOUT THE TIME AND MORNING DAD CALLED ME FROM THE HOSPITAL AND SAID U WERE GONE. ITS BEEN 2 LONG HARD YEARS AND IT IS STILL A DREAM. MOM, I LOVE U SO MUCH AND U JUST DONT KNOW HOW MUCH WE MISS U. I WISH I WAS WITH U EVERYDAY. I WAS OUT TO SEE YA SUN MORNING WHICH WAS 104 WEEKS SINCE U WENT TO BE AT REST. FLOYD WAS UP THIS PAST WEEK AND WE BOUGHT U SOME FLOWERS AND CAME OUT AND TAKED TO U. HES OK AND DOING FINE AND HES RETIRED TOO. WE R HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH EACH OTHER NOW. MOM TAKE CARE AND ILL SEE YA SOON. THANK GOD U R WITH THE LORD AND IN PIECE NOW CAUSE I DO KNOW WHAT U WENT THRU. DAD IS OK FOR NOW. NANNETTE & I ARE STILL WITH HIM DOING WHAT WE CAN
URE SON
LP
HI MOM. ITS BEEN A LONG 4 YEARS SINCE U LEFT US AND ITS NOT ANY EASIER. I THINK ABOUT U ALL THE TIME. DAD IS WITH U NOW. NANNETTE & I TOOK CARE OF HIM FOR 3 YEARS AFTER U LEFT US. HE IS WITH U NOW AND I MISS U BOTH SO MUCH. LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT. I DONT LIKE LIFE LIKE I USE TOO WITH U’LL GONE. JUST WANT U TO KNOW THAT I LOVE U AND MISS U SO MUCH
LOVE YA
URE SON/LLOYD
HI MOM, IT’S 9-11-04. WE JUST BROUGHT DADDY HOME TO YOU. HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU LIKE HE USE TO DO. THAT’S ALL DAD TALKED ABOUT WAS TO SEE YOU AGAIN SO NOW HE’S HOME WITH YOU. YOU’LL BE GOOD NOW AND ME AND BUB WILL SEE YOU SOON.
LOVE YA DAD AND MOM
LLOYD
HI MOM! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY. I SURE DO MISS YOU. IT’S BEEN A LONG 7 YEARS SINCE YOU LEFT US. I WANT NEVER FORGET YOU AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING IF YOU WERE HERE. I LOVE YOU.
URE SON
LLOYD
I wish that I could be there with everyone. Please
know that each of you are in my thoughts and
prayers. I Love You! Mindy
I wish I could be there with everyone. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Tammy
Everyone is in our thoughts and prayers. Wish we could be there.
Please keep in touch (919) 528-3097 602 Lake Rd.,
Creedmoor, NC 27522
Love you,
Carla
Please know that everyone is in our thoughts and prayers. Wish I could be there.
Please keep in touch from time-to-time.
602 Lake Rd.,
Creedmoor, NC 27522
(919) 528-3097
Love & Miss You All,
Carla
I wish I could have been there! Jewel was one of my favorite aunts and I loved staying with her when I was young. I will miss her! Love,
Nancy Kaye
MOM, ITS BEEN A MONTH SINCE YOU PASSED AWAY AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH. WISH I WAS WITH YOU. I COME BY ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK AND TALK TO YOU. WILL SEE YOU SOON. I LOVE YOU MOM. NANNETTE & I ARE TAKING CARE OF DADDY SO YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ANYMORE. YOUR SON
LLOYD
I Love you Mom and will never forget you.
Your Son
Floyd
MOM! TODAY IS URE AND DAD’S 64TH ANTAVERARY. DAD & I CAME OUT AND PLACE A PONSETTA AND I PUT A RED ROSE ON URE PLATT. DADDY CRIED AND I DID TO. WE MISS U SO MUCH. CHRISTMAS AINT GONNA BE THE SAME WITHOUT U. I LOVE U MOM
LP
MOM! IT’S BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE YOU PASSED AWAY. IT STILL HURTS SO BAD AT TIMES I CAN’T STAND IT. I BOUGHT THE CRYPT BESIDE YOU FOR ME & NANNETTE SO WE CAN BE NEAR YOU. WISH I WAS WITH YOU NOW. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW. I DIDN’T KNOW IT WOULD BE THIS HARD.I WILL BE OUT TODAY AND PUT SOME MORE PRETTY FLOWERS IN YOUR PLANTER I MADE YOU. I LOVE YOU MOM…..YOUR SON..LLOYD
MORNING MOM!! JUST WANT TO WISH U HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY. IT’S BEEN A LONG 10 YEARS NOW. SURE DO MISS U AND WISH U WERE HERE. WILL LOVE U ALWAYS. LIFE JUST AIN’T THE SAME ANYMORE
LOVE YA
URE SON
LLOYD