Helen (Holt) Perry Obituary (1951

HELEN PERRY, 62, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., was taken suddenly to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Helen was born Jan. 30, 1951, in Louisa, Ky., a daughter of the late Paul and Clovia Lemaster Holt. Helen was a devout child of God and a member of Paragould Missionary Baptist Church. She was a loving wife and a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and friend to countless people. She enjoyed working in her flowers, feeding her birds, visiting with family, and traveling with her husband to numerous places all over the world visiting her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson, who meant the world to her. She was a shining light to everyone who knew her. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Claude and Bruce Holt. Survivors include her loving husband of 43 years, Mike Perry of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Dennis Bruetsch of Calgary, Canada; brothers, Jim Holt of Catlettsburg, Ky., Joe Holt of Louisa, Ky., Jerry Holt of Greenville, Ala., and Michael and Terry Holt of Fort Gay, W.Va.; sisters, Barbara Ann Blevins of Catlettsburg, Ky., Ruby Calderone of Columbus, Ohio, Carol Crabtree of Fort Gay, W.Va., Maxine Endicott of Daytona Beach, Fla., Tammy Holt of Prichard, W.Va., and Tina Finley of Fort Gay, W.Va.; and grandchildren, Michael Ryan Bruetsch, Devin Bruetsch and Sheldon Bruetsch. Funeral services will be conducted noon Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at Young Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tony Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, W.Va. Visitation will be Saturday at 9 a.m. for family and 10 a.m. till noon for friends at Young Funeral Home Chapel. Pallbearers are Michael Ryan Bruetsch, Devin Bruetsch, Sheldon Bruetsch, Tony Perry, Randy Perry, Herbie Perry, Dennis Perry, Loren Perry and Bob Chiarenzelli.