Robert Stanley Perkins

Robert Stanley (Bobby) Perkins, 74, of Roanoke, born in Wytheville to the late Claiborne and Ethel Perkins, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2009, after a long illness. Surviving are Betty L. Perkins, his wife of 48 years; son, Roger Stanley Perkins and wife, Vicki S. Perkins, and grandson, Nathaniel S. Perkins; son, Richard S. Perkins and wife, Vickie M. Perkins and granddaughters, Jessica L. Perkins and Rebecca E. Perkins; daughter, Donna P. Young and husband, Joseph W. Young; sister, Dorothy P. Montgomery and her children, David Fritts and wife, Martha and Ann Montgomery; brother-in-law, William L. Littrell and wife, Peggy and their children, Karen Walters and Stacy Neily. Robert served in the Air Force in the Korean War and had retired from the Roanoke Cement Plant after 41 years of service. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Christopher Yopp officiating. Interment will follow at St. Andrew's Diocesan Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Oakey's North Chapel, 540-362-1237.