Theodore Edison Perkins

On behalf of the Wayne County Historical Association and the Wayne County Museum please accept our deepest sympathy on the passing of Mr.Theodore Edison Perkins. He will be sadly missed.

Christopher Lawson & Johnna Nelson Goldsboro,N.C.

Mrs. Perkins, Sarah, David and Sam,

You all have my deepest sympathy in the loss of Mr. Perkins. Our families go back a LONG way and I have many memories of growing up on Tate Street and spending time at your house! After my mother moved to Friends Home two years ago, I had the chance to see Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and Sarah after many years. I was so amazed at how well Mr. and Mrs. Perkins looked and how active they were at their ages! I remember when my sister, Martha Bradley,...

I deepest condolences to Mrs. Perkins, Sarah, David and Sam. When my brother called to inform me of Mr. Perkins, the first thing I thought of was his calliing his boys home and them jumping the fence between the Overman's and the Perkin's back yard. Growing up on Tate Street and McIver Street was extremly different as there were few families with young children, thus we seemed to be together most of the time. As Bob Overman had the best Basketball Court in his backyard that was the melting...

I give my condolences to Mrs. Perkins and the children. I first met Mr. Perkins while researching at the Friends Collection in 2001 but had known of him ever since my childhood when I read the genealogy of the Pearson family in which it stated how much Mr. Perkins helped our mutual cousin Ruth Pearson Harper in her research for her book. He was related to me through the Pike and Cox families of Wayne County, and those of us who are proud of our Quaker heritage are forever indebted to Mr....