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Carnegie, Oklahoma December 2014 March 11, 1923 ~ December 15, 2014 Wiley Wilson “Slim” Perkins, 91 of Canadian, formerly of Carnegie, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Heritage Hills Nursing Center in McAlester. Born March 11, 1923 in Tishomingo, he was a son of James Brooks and Dellar Melissa (Lawrence) Perkins. He married Ora Aftena Reagan on August 23, 1944 in Anadarko, and to this union four daughters were born. Early on, Wiley worked as a farm and ranch hand throughout Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. He later worked in the construction trade as a concrete finisher on numerous bridge and highway projects throughout Oklahoma, along with working at the Celanese Plant in the Pampa and Borger Texas areas. Upon returning to Oklahoma and prior to his retirement he was employed by the "Roads and Roofs Division" at the University of Oklahoma. After his retirement he moved to rural Tecumseh and on to "Arrowhead Estates" in Canadian. He is survived by four daughters: Darlene Holmes and husband, Larry of Pampa, Texas, La-Von Rogers and husband, Shelby of Zwolle, Louisiana, Linda Heims and husband, James of Canadian (Arrowhead Estates), Willa Perkins of Mesa, Arizona. Also, 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, friends, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers: George “Buge”, Tony, Monroe, Harley, and Clinton; and three sisters: Maudie Gandy, Oma Gandy, and Mayburn Timmons. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 19 at Ray and Martha’s Funeral Home Chapel in Carnegie. Interment will be at Carnegie Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joe Holmes, Bart Rogers, Jason Heims, Jacky Gandy, Danny Ulmer, and Ronnie Niccum. |
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