Cathy Irene Perry

Cathy Irene Perry obituary, St. Joseph, MO

Cathy Irene Perry

Cathy Perry Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Rupp Funeral Home - St. Joseph on Nov. 2, 2023.

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Cathy Irene Perry 77, of St. Joseph, MO passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in a St. Joseph, MO. hospital. She was born April 10, 1946 in St. Joseph, MO. She worked at Becker Underwood. Cathy loved her cats and dogs, car rides, watching the Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Wheel of Fortune, the news, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a member of former Hyde Park Four Square Church. Cathy was preceded in death by husband, Danny Lee Perry, father, Ray Watson, mother, Blanche Watson-Rhodes, step father E.J. Rhodes Jr., daughter, Dawn Clark, and brother, Ernest Rhodes Jr. Survivors include sons: Freddie Scotton, Albert "Dean" Sprague (Tina Gill), Chris (Robin) Sprague, and William "Buck" (Anna) Rhodes, daughter, Judy Lopez, 11 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 PM on Thursday at the Rupp Funeral Home. Funeral services and public live stream; 10:00 am, Friday, November 3, 2023 at the Rupp Funeral Home, The Interment will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery.
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