Ellen Perkins' Obituary
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Great-Great-Grandmother.
Ellen Perkins, age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 15, 2023.
Ellen is preceded in death by her grandson James Perkins and her husband Leslie Gene.
Ellen was born on June 3rd, 1945, in a small town in Vinton County, Ohio. She was a devoted wife to her late husband, Leslie Perkins, and loving mother to her children Robert (Stacey) Perkins, Leslie (Mike) Spillman, Loretta Perkins, Brenda Nixon, and Amy (John) Morrill.
Ellen was a hardworking and dedicated woman who always put her family first. She was a homemaker who loved to cook, sew and create a warm and welcoming home. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. She was known to give you the shirt off of her back, if anyone was in need.
Ellen was a proud grandmother of eight grandchildren: Dawn, Michael, Crystal, Brandon (Samantha), Dalton (Angel), Bryan, Kaitlyn (Jesse), and Samantha.
Ellen was a proud grandmother of nine great-grandchildren: McKala (Paul), Cobi, James, Jarett, Jacob, Rebecca, Remmington, Gunner, and Iris.
Ellen was a proud grandmother of two great-great-grandchildren: Douglas and Wesley.
Ellen's memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her. She will be remembered as a kind and caring person who would always tell you what you needed to hear, even if it wasn’t what you wanted to hear. The attention and love put into her cooking at family events will be gravely missed. Her legacy of love and devotion will live on through her family.
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