Elsie Goodloe Perry

PERRY, Elsie Goodloe, 98, formerly of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center, in Midlothian. She was the widow of Samuel E. Perry. Mrs. Perry was also predeceased by her parents, Philip Carroll Goodloe and Kate Crittenden Goodloe; her sisters, Kathleen Crittenden Goodloe, Nannie Waller Goodloe, Alice Goodloe Graube Graves; and her brother, Thomas Carroll Goodloe. Mrs. Perry received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mary Washington College in 1932. She taught school from 1932 to 1939 and then served as a substitute teacher into her seventies. Mrs. Perry was a lifelong and active member of Fredericksburg Baptist Church, where she taught an adult women's Sunday school class for over 50 years. She was also a longtime member of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary and the Mary Washington Hospital Auxiliary. Survivors include her daughter, Caroline P. "Kakki" Aydlotte and her husband, Ronald L. Aydlotte, of Powhatan, Va.; her son, Dr. Samuel E. Perry Jr. and his wife, Nancy B. Perry, of Amelia, Va.; two grandsons, Bradford Crittenden Perry and Philip Lee Aydlotte and his wife, Julie; nine great-grandchildren and five special nieces. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, January 23, at Covenant Funeral Service, 4801 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, at Fredericksburg Baptist Church at 1019 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fredericksburg Baptist Church, 1019 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, Va. 22401 or to Fredericksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 444, Fredericksburg, Va. 22401-5747. Online guest book at covenantfuneralservice.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.