Leroy Perryman
Leroy Perryman
Completed arrangements are being announced for Leroy Manus Perryman, 88, of Union City, who died 11:46 p.m. April 22, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City after a brief illness.
Services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church in Union City. Pastor Justin Hiens will officiate. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at East View Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Second Baptist Church from 4-7 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Saturday.
Pallbearers will be Leroy Segraves, Donald Dugger, Brad Moon, Bob Cooley, Wayne Akin, Maurice Carroll, James Bowling and Larry Doxey. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Second Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may take the form of donations to Second Baptist Church Building Fund, 831 North Everett Blvd., Union City, TN 38261; or Hometown Walk of Hope, P.O. Box 482, Union City, TN 38281.
Mr. Perryman was born June 30, 1926, in Kenton, son of the late Roy and Edna (Manus) Perryman. He proudly served his country during World War II as a Merchant Marine in the Pacific. Following his service to his country, he enjoyed a successful career as a masonry contractor. He served on the board of directors of the former First Volunteer Bank in Union City. He was a loyal member of Second Baptist Church and was a charter member from its inception in 1950. Faithful to God and his church, he was a deacon and church trustee and went on many mission trips doing masonry work on churches.
He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Patsy (Hammonds) Perryman of Union City; two sons and his daughter-in-law, Keith and Libby Perryman and Kimmy Perryman, all of Nashville; two granddaughters and the spouse of one, Michele Beam of Louisville, Ky., and Melissa and Andrew Morgan of Dallas; three great-grandchildren, Tyler Beam Jr. and Ellie Beam, both of Louisville, and Maddie Morgan of Dallas; his sister, Jean Prather of Jackson, Miss.; and two brothers and his sister-in-law, Ralph D. and Barbara Perryman of Kenton and William L. Perryman of Union City.
He was also preceded in death by his infant son, Danny Perryman.
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