FRANK PERRY

FRANK BENTO PERRYBorn on May 29th, 1929, to Manuel and Amelie Perry. His siblings are Fernance Perry (deceased), Manuel Perry (deceased), Esther Simons (deceased), Mary DeSilva (deceased), Johnny Perry, Joseph Perry, and Donald Perry (deceased) He was the first of his siblings to be born in Bermuda. The older two siblings were born in the Azores. He married Emily Angelina Rego on September 23rd, 1948. They had 6 children Susanna, Mark, Wayne, Cliff (deceased), Lana, and Opal. Susanna and Mark were born in Bermuda and the rest were born in the Bahamas. He attended Emmaus Bible College in Canada for 1 year. They came to the Bahamas on the Queen of Bermuda in 1957 and moved to Spanish Wells in January 1958. Today they have many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and even great great grandchildren. They moved to the Bahamas as a family of 4 and today there are 59. He started humanitarian work in 1960 when 10 homes burned down in Alice Town Eleuthera. After his wife Emily died in 2004, he started the Care Center giving out food, clothing, and toys for many years. The first church he preached in when he came to the Bahamas was Central Gospel Chapel in Nassau. He has since preached in every Brethren church in Nassau and every church in his hometown Spanish Wells. He did many tent Crusades with David Cartwright, Ed Allen, Tom Roberts, Rex Major and Lewton Neilly. They had the tent crusades in Nassau, Eleuthera, Abaco and Spanish Wells. The Islands he preached in in the Bahamas were Freeport, Abaco, Andros, Exuma, Long Island, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Nassau and he also supported the Children's Homes in Andros and Cat Island, the Ranfurly Home and Lend a Hand Bahamas in Nassau. In the United States he preached in North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. Other countries he preached in were England, Whales, Argentina, and Jamaica. His other ministries were a TV ministry on BCN, a radio ministry on 89.9 Splash FM and he started a Facebook ministry during covid where he recorded over 800 Morning Devotionals. He is survived by: His wife - Emily Perry (deceased)His Children and their Spouses â€" Susanna, Mark and Ruthie, Wayne and Phyllis, Cliff (deceased) Lana and Errol, Opal and LanceHis Grandchildren â€" Garfield and Caroline, Georgina and Nyles, Glenda and Stephan, Janssen and Dorian, Cacharo and Nina, Singeon and Tatum, Benson and Bethany, Bridget and Travis, Frankie (deceased), Pinky (Astarzia) and Frisco (engaged), Quianna and Thomas, ZekeHis Great Grandchildren â€" Angelica, Hansley, Kailey, Karter, Koby, Kya Bre, Alaina and Kendrick, Aiden and Jasmine (engaged), Brady and Sienna, Brandi and Doug, Mallory, Malachi, Dax, Tristin, Mitzy, Marigold, Maisie, Brooklyn, August, MilaHis Great Great Grandchildren â€" Rocky, Aubrey Skye, Zayanna, Sora, DashFrank Bento Perry passed away December 24th, 2023 Memorial Service on January 13th, 2024