Wayne E. Perry
Wayne E. Perry
October 8, 1933 ~ September 17, 2011
Wayne E. Perry, 77, of Columbus, died at 5:40 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. He was born in Columbus, October 8, 1933, the son of Merritt and Blanche Thomas Perry. He married Marjorie L. Johnson June 10, 1955 and she survives. Wayne graduated with an engineering degree from Purdue Extension and was the owner of Perry Specialties Design. He taught guitar lessons at Gary Davis Music and played in a band with his brother Dean for many years. He did a ground-up restoration on a 1967 Ford Fairlane that he showed, for which he won numerous awards. Wayne was a member of the Wood Carvers Association and won many awards including Grand Champion at the Indiana State Fair. He enjoyed calligraphy, song writing and painting. He was a Boy Scout Scoutmaster and also a MYF (Methodist Youth Fellowship) leader for many years. Wayne was a mentor with Columbus North High School for the Injection Mold Design program. He loved all animals, especially Boston Terriers. Wayne was a member of St. Johns Masonic Lodge and Mt. Olive Methodist Church. He will be sadly missed by his dog, Pepper. He is survived by a son, Gregory Perry of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Vickie (Sam) Stover of Columbus; a brother, Dean (Pat) Perry of Columbus; grandchildren, Brad (Lil) Vannice, Nicholas (Christie) Vannice, Stacy Vannice and Jacob Perry; three great-grandchildren; and a nephew whom he raised, Charles (Sue) Pruitt of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his parents. FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Denny White officiating. Entombment will be at Garland Brook Cemetery Mausoleum. VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bartholomew County Humane Society or the Leukemia (Acute Myeloid) Society.
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October 8, 1933 ~ September 17, 2011
Wayne E. Perry, 77, of Columbus, died at 5:40 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.
He was born in Columbus, October 8, 1933, the son of Merritt and Blanche Thomas Perry.
He married Marjorie L. Johnson June 10, 1955 and she survives.
Wayne graduated with an engineering degree from Purdue Extension and was the owner of Perry Specialties Design. He taught guitar lessons at Gary Davis Music and played in a band with his brother Dean for many years. He did a ground-up restoration on a 1967 Ford Fairlane that he showed, for which he won numerous awards. Wayne was a member of the Wood Carvers Association and won many awards including Grand Champion at the Indiana State Fair. He enjoyed calligraphy, song writing and painting. He was a Boy Scout Scoutmaster and also a MYF (Methodist Youth Fellowship) leader for many years. Wayne was a mentor with Columbus North High School for the Injection Mold Design program. He loved all animals, especially Boston Terriers. Wayne was a member of St. Johns Masonic Lodge and Mt. Olive Methodist Church. He will be sadly missed by his dog, Pepper.
He is survived by a son, Gregory Perry of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Vickie (Sam) Stover of Columbus; a brother, Dean (Pat) Perry of Columbus; grandchildren, Brad (Lil) Vannice, Nicholas (Christie) Vannice, Stacy Vannice and Jacob Perry; three great-grandchildren; and a nephew whom he raised, Charles (Sue) Pruitt of Fort Wayne.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
FUNERAL:
11 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Denny White officiating. Entombment will be at Garland Brook Cemetery Mausoleum.
VISITATION:
4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday.
MEMORIALS:
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bartholomew County Humane Society or the Leukemia (Acute Myeloid) Society.
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Wayne was a wonderful part of my childhood. Thanks for sharing him with us Marjorie. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Crystal
Wayne was such an amazing person! We all at Silver Oaks were blessed to have gotten to know him. He was always looking after all of us girls like a good role model. He had a wonderful sense of humor. He always made everyone laugh. He LOVED to sing. He would go around the building and sing to people.Everyone loved him. He was a man of many talents. He did anything he put his mind to. He was very independant. He always wanted to do things for himself. he always kept a positive outlook on life no matter what he went through. God just gained one of his best angels! He loved his family very much and appreciated everything they did for him. He told me this numerous times. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. God bless and take care.
He was such a good man and we will miss him greatly. He and I have been really close buddies and I became his “adopted” daughter when my father died. We sang together, laughed together, cried together, worshipped together, travelled to Haiti often together. I could count on him like a father and he would be there for me. I’ll miss him greatly. While he was at Hospice and was very weak, I asked him if he remembered the blind man in Haiti who sang “What a day that will be” and he said yes. Together he and I sang “what a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see… when I look upon His face, the one who saved me by His grace. When he takes me by the hand and leads me to the promised land…….. what a day, glorious day that will be!” And he sang it perfectly and strongly. Then he closed his moistened eyes, and with a sureal look of peace on his face just grew silent for several minutes. It was a precious spiritual time. He was ready to go and is now healthy and whole in the presence of God.
In the decades I knew him, Wayne was always generous in sharing his gift of encouragement. He always gave me a hug, looked me in the eye and told me he loved me. It is with a sharp mix of sadness and gratitude that I say goodbye to this great man.
I have a lifetime of memories of Wayne. He will be missed.
I have many wonderful memories of Wayne when he taught at the store, and remember how much he liked the music of Connie Francis. Our thoughts are with the family. Gary,Jr. & Sandy Davis
Sorry to be tardy with our sympathy in the passing of Mr. Perry as we were out of state at the time. We know he is certainly singing in the heavenly choir not only with our Lord, Jesus, but our daddy. The buddies from Silver Oaks are all around the table once again. It was our joy to know him and were grateful that Daddy could have the companionship of such a good man. Tom and Becky Wilson, New Richmond, Ohio Ken and Claudia Schneider, Hanover, Indiana
i used to take care of wayne at the nursing home during my student nursing 🙁 i am so sorry for your loss!