Emily Perry

Funeral services for Emily Butler Perry, 93 of Ashburn, GA. will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 19, 2007 in the Ashburn First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Perry passed away at her home Monday following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Jordan H. and Maude B. Butler, she was born in Dooly Co., Ga. and had lived in Turner Co. since 1930. She was the widow of Charles V. “Pelly” Perry, who died in 1988. A member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church for 60 years she served as a Sunday school teacher for many years, Adult Choir and Children’s Choir Director, Church organist and pianist. She was a member of the WMU and past Chairman of the Prayer Circle.

Mrs. Perry was a former public school music teacher in Sumner, GA. and served as principal at the Old Hobby School in Turner Co. She was founder, owner, and operator of the Happy Center Kindergarten for 22 years. After the death of her husband she served as President of Perry Funeral Chapel, Inc. and continued in its service to the community until her health failed. She was a Georgia licensed Funeral Director for over 55 years.

Mrs. Perry received the Golden Deed’s Award from the Turner County Exchange Club in 1974 and was named Business Woman of the Year Award in 1976. She was a member of the Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce and the Eastern Star for over 60 years where she served as Worthy Matron and State Grand Organist. She was a member of the Knox-Conway Chapter of the D.A.R. serving as Chaplain. She was a member of the Primetimer’s and Keen Age Club.

She was well known for her musical talents which she shared at countless weddings, funerals, club meetings, and at the Ashburn Health Care for programs and entertainment. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband over the United States and many foreign countries. She was affectionally known as “Gammy” to her family and many friends.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother George I. Butler in 1965, her son-in-law, Marion Jack See in 2001 and a granddaughter-in-law, Amanda McMillian Perry in 2005.

Survivors include her children, Elizabeth P. See, Charles B. (Barbara Ann) Perry, H. Paul (Brenda) Perry and Edgar F. (Darlene) Perry all of Ashburn, GA. Her grandchildren are Tonja P. (Kevin) Healey, Valdosta, GA., Laurel E. See, Savannah, GA.; Charles H. “Bucky” Perry, Quitman, GA.; Charles Jackson See, Raleigh, NC; Maj. Stephen E. See, USAF, Turkey and his fiancée Ashley E. Gully, Montgomery, AL.; Melissa A. (Missy) P. (Robbie) Eason, Lenox, GA.; Eilene Perry, Jonathan P. Perry, both of Ashburn, GA., Matthew (Matt) C. Perry and Ashley E. Perry both of Ashburn, GA. Her great-grandchildren include Cody W. and Caleb P. Healey, Valdosta, GA., Charles McMillian “Mac” and Anna Caroline Perry, Quitman, GA., Robert Jacob “Jake”, Emily Katherine and Perry Lawrence Eason, Lenox, GA.

The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 at Perry Funeral Chapel.

For those who wish, you may make donations to the Ashburn First Baptist Church, 302 McLendon St., Ashburn, GA. or Hospice of Tiftarea, P. O. Box 747, Tifton, GA 31793.