Ned Perry Jr.

Ned T. Perry, Jr., 74, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on April 30, 1940, in Warren, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Ned and Charlotte (Amsdell) Perry, Sr. His wife, Evelyne O. (Osborne) Perry, predeceased him on March 14, 2014.

Ned attended military school growing up and went on to attend the Naval Academy. After high school, he went on to receive his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics.

He was a veteran Sergeant of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam War from 1957 - 1964.

Ned worked for many years as a food service general manager for Sodexho - Marriott.

Ned, along with his wife, loved taking care of their flowers. Their daughter, Pam, referred to their flower garden as a "Zen Garden," where one could find peace and relaxation.

Ned was life member of the NRA. He was also a member of the Francis Scott Key American Legion Post #11 of Frederick.

He is survived by his three loving daughters, Janet Kidwell and her husband, Sherman, Cassandra Perry and fiancé, Chuck Holmes, and Pamela Gorres and husband, Ramon; his eight grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Brenda Perry and his nieces and nephew, Dawn (Perry) Burdick, Kimberly Perry and David Perry, Jr.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by his son, Ned Perry, III and his brother David Perry, Sr.

A funeral ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A., 8 East Ridgeville Boulevard, Mount Airy, Maryland 21771. Final resting-place ceremonies will be held privately.

Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home in Mount Airy.

Expressions of sympathy may be offered to the family at StaufferFuneralHome.com.