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Joe Perkins, age 73, passed away on September 6, 2012, from the complications of a stroke that had trapped his body but not his spirit 3 " years earlier. Born in Kansas City, KS to Esther Ruth and Joseph W. Perkins, Sr, he was the only boy among 4 sisters. All of his family and friends knew him as Jody.
Because of his dad"s career, one of his first loves was the railroad, followed closely by the family love for baseball. After his own father died when Jody was only 14, he began working as soon as possible on weekends to make beds and help clean up at the " Y", where many of the railroad men stayed when on a stopover.
He also worked for the railroad to pay for college, after which he enlisted in the US Air Force and was commissioned as an officer in 1962. He retired as a major after 20 years, worked in real estate, and was then hired by Boeing to develop training programs for AWACS.
He loved beautiful old wood, so his hobby of refinishing furniture turned into his next enterprise. He loved to find out the stories that these pieces told, so he spent time with the families who brought things in. He operated Phoenix Antiques and Refinishing in McLoud, OK for several years.
In later years, he shared his giving spirit touching lives as a volunteer/ director of the Mid-Del Food Pantry and acting as volunteer patient liaison at Midwest Regional Hospital.
He loved travel and meeting new people and hearing their stories. He was an avid reader and enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others, especially in teaching Sunday school. He was always a willing servant for anything needed at the church and served in many leadership roles there.
He adored his two granddaughters and could not wait to see them or visit with them on the phone. After his stroke, he was unable to communicate as before, but loved to help sing Happy Birthday to them via phone or Skype.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters Janelle Knudsen and Lorraine Rocha. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Joyce, of the home, along with one son, Christopher J. Perkins, of Midwest City, one daughter, Andrea Paulson, son-in-law Eric and granddaughters Ella and Ava of Pakenham, England; sister Lola Perkins of Rockport, Maine; sister Marilyn Pope and husband Ed of Baxter Springs KS; one aunt, Nadine Loetel of Kansas City and many treasured cousins, nieces and nephews in Kansas, Phoenix, Michigan, Wisconsin and Israel.
He was blessed to be surrounded by his loving church family at St. Matthew UMC in MWC. Services will be held at St. Matthew UMC (300 N. Air Depot, MWC) at 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 13. In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made to 1. Mid-Del Food Pantry 322 N. Midwest Blvd., MWC, OK 73130 2.St. Matthew UMC, 300 Air Depot, MWC, OK 73110 3.Caringbridge.com 4. National MS Society in honor of his sisters Janelle and Lorraine
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