Dennis Reed Perkins, 72, of Bennington, IN, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in Lawrenceburg, IN.
He was born Saturday, April 10, 1943 in Pine Knot, Kentucky, son of the late Lewis Green Perkins and the late Mabel Z. Murphy Perkins Fitzpatrick.
Dennis served his country as a member of the United States Marine Corps. Dennis was very proud of his military service with the marines, “Semper Fi”.
He worked as a supervisor for General Electric, retiring after over 33 years of service.
Dennis enjoyed woodworking, gardening and growing fruit trees. He loved the outdoors and his dog Delilah. He enjoyed fishing, “sci fi” movies, war movies, playing pool, spending time with his grandkids and especially giving his wife of 47 years a rough time.
Surviving are his wife, Sally Perkins of Bennington, IN.; daughters, Wendy Perkins of Mason, OH, Ginger (Jon) Evans of Dillsboro, IN; sister, Shirley (Glenn) Ketron of Harrison, OH; grandchildren, Jacob Beach, Jobi Evans, Hoyt Evans and Sydney Gilbert.
He was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather Edward H. Fitzpatrick.
Memorial visitation will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2016 from 3:00-6:00 pm at the Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora, Indiana.
Contributions, in leiu of flowers, may be made to the Dennis Perkins Scholaraship Fund or Ohio County Life Squad. Please call the funeral home office at (812) 926-1450 and we will notify the family of your donation with a card.
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