Eva Alice Perkins

Eva A. Perkins, 90, of 425 Country Club Drive, Stockbridge, GA, passed away May 21, 2010. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jean Perkins. She is survived by three daughters, Jean Parzych and husband Robert, of Southington, CT; Eleanor Emery and husband Barry, of Locust Grove, GA; and Linda Maxwell and husband Joseph, of McDonough, GA. She is also survived by her brother, Philip Kelley and his wife Charlene, of Port Charlotte, FL. Eva was one of seven children born to John W. Bill and Lucy Kelley of Milo, ME. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. A service of remembrance will be held at Locust Grove United Methodist Church, Locust Grove, GA on June 14, 2010. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sacred Journey Hospice, 138 Peach Drive, McDonough, GA 30253 678 583-0717, or Locust Grove United Methodist Church, PO Box 277, Locust Grove, GA 30248 770 957-9605. Arrangements by the Cremation Society of Georgia 404- 355-7627
I have many memories of ‘mimi’ and will attempt to share a few here. Mimi and Papa lived about 10 miles from us in CT and we used to visit just about every Sunday. I also used to stay over their house both the red one and the yellow one, they moved from one house to the house right next door quite frequently. Mimi always made us wonderful breakfasts and then she would take us shopping to WoolWorths. I bought my very first record on one of those trips. It was Tommy James and the Shondells Greatest Hits.
I can remember Mimi always had a crossword puzzle book going and possibly other types of memory games were included. They used to hold Saturday night cards games with Jimmy and Sarah Kane and a few other folks and I got to sometimes play. Saw many a Acey-Deucy pot in a penny game grow quite large. She also enjoyed Michigan Rummy and we also ‘gambled’ a few pennies playing that. see next post
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During that time, CBS used to televise the NBA finals on Tape delay, I think starting around 11 PM. I was always able to stay up and watch whatever game was on. I saw the Willis Reed game on May 8th 1970 google rules, which means I was 12 then. What is also cool about this date, it was the day the Beatles released Let It Be, an album that my brothers, sister and I must have listened to 100 times laying on our parents bed, the record spinning on their Webcor.
Mimi and Papa moved away a few years after that, and I did not get to see them very often. I really appreciate the Journal they made in October 1999 and read it at least once a year.
Mimi you will be missed, I am so glad we had a chance to talk on Easter and also to catch up over the past few years, exchanging pictures and memories.
Mom Dad, Eleanor Barry, and Linda Joe, I am sorry for your loss and your mother will be in my thoughts and prayers….
Love, Jim
It was very sad day,indeed,when Mom called my shop to tell me the news about Mimi. I locked the doors,drew the shade,and sat in my office for an hour or two. The phone rang a few times, but it could wait. Grief took control, then reflection, and finally, an unexpected calm.
You see, Mimi taught me alot. The one thing amoung many that really took root with me, was confidence. Mimi had the gift of allowing me to beleive in myself which she continued to do throughout my life.
My first memory of this was many years ago when they still lived in the red house on the corner.At least I remember is as red Across the street was a path that led to the baseball field after a short hike through the woods. I was afraid to go there by myself and Mimi somehow picked up on that. Her solution was for me to take Richie with me, but I had to be in charge, he was a few years younger. I remember taking that task very seriously. It erased my mild fear because now I was on a mission.
I am very sorry for your loss Jean!I never met your mom but I did learn alot about her through you and Bob and her news letters!!! She sounded like a wonderful woman who led a full, long life!!!
I would like to offer my condolences to all who knew and loved Mimi. I have many childhood memories of spending time at her homes in Berlin, including playing with all the wooden spools, horshoe games during picnics, holiday gatherings, and weekend sleepovers. I also sat in on some late night card games, and bought a few records at Woolworths-notably a Rolling Stones 45 with Brown Sugar on one side and another song on the B side that has rude title. I thought she was pretty cool when she listened to it with me, and commented favorably on the horn section. In 1985, we had a good time visiting her in Honolulu, and she suggested that I visit the big island,which turned out to be a great adventure. -continued….
Continued…In the last 10 years or so, I saw her whenever I went to Atlanta for training. On my last visit, I pulled up to her home in a shiny black Dodge Charger rental car with a loud exhaust. She climbed in, put her walker in the back seat,and enjoyed the ride. I felt like a 10 year old again, hanging out with my cool grandmother. We drove to Eleanor and Barry’s house, and spent an evening talking about the old days, including Barry’s ’63 Chevy that he used to drag race. -Continued…
Continued… Now whenever I think of her or Papa, I open the book they wrote awhile ago, and enjoy the many pictures and stories that document their lives. I am amazed at how much they had to work while growing up in the farm, and how they survived hard times. It was great that they were able to retire to Hawaii in their 50s and enjoy their later years. My daughters have read some of those stories, and I like to think that some of their strength, intelligence, and kindness were handed down to them from their Great Grandmother Mimi. She may be gone from this world, but her spirit lives on in all of us.
I will alway remember the wonderful times that we had together, from the days on the farm in Milo, ME to visiting her in Georgia. I visited her and her husband Jean while they we in Honolulu on three occasions and the were always very wonderful hosts who showed us things in Hawaaii that we never would have seen as tourists. When I remarried in 1999 after my first wife Ida died in 1996 Eva , Jean & their family accepted my present wife Charlene as one of the family and for that I will always be grateful, but would expect nothing less from such a wonderful sister. I refuse to say goodbye Eva just so long until we meet again.
sorry to hear about Eva Frank thought alot of her and Jean. he was so glad he could visit with you all a few years ago.
Eve was such a warm and loving woman. I met her at Church a few years back and took a liking to her at once, it was just as if we had been “Family” forever. We will ALL miss her VERY, VERY much, but we will be with her again and enjoy her beautiful smiles and ways..Love you Miss Eve.
Ms Eva’s warm smile and big hug’s will always be remembered by all of us at Saints Alive.
Sharing happy times with Eva & Jean since being welcomed into a loving family. They spoke often of how proud they were of their daughters and their families accomplishments.We shall meet beyond the rainbow where dreams
come true. Love,Charlene
It’s been so hard to say goodbye to you. I think of you every day, several times a day. You were always everything I ever wanted to be from the time I was a small child. I miss your wit and sense of humor, your thoughtfulness, your unwavering faith in God and in people. You were always able to find the good in everyone, and were a good friend to so many. You had an ability to listen that made people trust you with their most private thoughts. You were so loved by your children and grandchildren and your memory will live on forever with us and the many friends you left behind. I’m so lucky to have so many wonderful memories of time spent with you and Dad, and it makes me feel good to know that you are back together again, in the place we all long to be when our time here is through. We all miss your input and point of view. I have faith that we will be together once again. Until then, I will miss you and try to be the person you taught me to be.