Dorothy Luella Perkins

GALLIPOLIS — Dorothy Luella Perkins, 83, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away at her home in Gallipolis, Ohio, on Friday, June 15, 2018, after a valiant battle against Alzheimer's Disease. Dorothy was born on November 1, 1934 in Bladen, Ohio, daughter of the late Brady and Belva (Martin) Angel. Dorothy was married to Lewis Fellure from 1955- 1968. After Lewis' death, Dorothy married Donald E. Perkins in 1969. It was Don that physically cared for her every day during her long illness and loved her until her last breath. A wonderful mother, Dorothy made sure her children and granddaughter knew that she loved them but God loved them even more. Dorothy used her skills throughout her life in a variety of occupations, including: a telephone operator for Ohio Bell, a florist at French City Florist, and retired employee of the Bob Evans Sausage production plant. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Gallipolis, where she enjoyed her Sunday School class and time spent with her friends. Dorothy was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, a Masonic organization based on teachings from the Bible. Her last years were marked by a slow mental and physical decline, but she will be remembered as a vibrant, smiling, loving wife, mother, grandmother and faithful servant of Jesus. Dorothy won her battle and passed on to Heaven with a perfect, new body and clear mind. Nothing would please her more than to have each person reading these words join her there in the next life. In a note she left for family and friends, she wrote, "Please prepare to meet me in Heaven. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. I want to be with my husband and children as long as possible, but when God says “Come on home,” I am ready to go." Dorothy is survived by her husband, Donald Perkins; two daughters, Carla Alderdice of Columbus, Ohio, Carol Ann Harold of Gallipolis, Ohio, and a son, Jeremy (Christy) Perkins of Gallipolis, Ohio; one grandchild, Jessica Dawn Harold; brothers, Brady Angel “Junior” and Roger (Vickie) Angel; sisters, Josephine (Irwin) Gibson, Irene Holley, Barb Chambers, Lucy Bray, and Pauline (Mike) Jeffers; sisters-in-law, Audrey Angel, Juanita Angell, and Lynn Angel; brother-in-law, Lowen Cline Saunders; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Lewis Fellure; her brothers, Donald, James, Ralph, Raymond “Bill”, Ernest Eugene (a brother lost in infancy), Shirley; her sisters Betty Crouse, Audrey Saunders; her son-in-law Randy Harold; and by several brother and sisters in-law, nieces and nephews. Friends may call on Monday, June 18, 2018 at Willis Funeral Home in Gallipolis, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. Funeral service will be held at 1:00pm, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Aaron Young officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Mercerville, Ohio. An Eastern Star Service will be on Monday at 8 p.m. by Gallipolis Lodge 283. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Dorothy’s memory to alz.org. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.