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Era Mae "Billye" Cline Perkins, 84, of Monticello, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. She was born August 3, 1925 in Tyronza, AR.
Billye, as she was fondly called, was the widow of Glen Evert Perkins, Sr, her husband of 65 years, was business manager and co-owner of Perkins Farm Supply and was a long time active member of First Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Harry Otis Cline and Tola Faye Cagel Cline and was preceded in death by one brother, Otis Cline. She was an active Drew County Extension Homemaker helping with the Drew County Fair Kitchen for many years and was chosen as the Outstanding Club Woman in 1981. Billye will be missed by her many friends and family.
Survivors include one son, Glen E. Perkins, Jr. of Monticello; two daughters, Diane Perkins of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and Rebecca P. Williams of Monticello; one brother, Harry Otis Cline, Jr. of Cherry Valley; four sisters, Gloria East of Marion, Gail Nichols and Kay Tucker both of Marked Tree and Catherine Cline of Tyronza; two precious grandsons, Michael Alan Williams of Tacoma, Washington and Thomas Evert Williams of Bentonville and numerous nieces and nephews.
Billye, as she was fondly called, was the widow of Glen Evert Perkins, Sr, her husband of 65 years, was business manager and co-owner of Perkins Farm Supply and was a long time active member of First Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Harry Otis Cline and Tola Faye Cagel Cline and was preceded in death by one brother, Otis Cline. She was an active Drew County Extension Homemaker helping with the Drew County Fair Kitchen for many years and was chosen as the Outstanding Club Woman in 1981. Billye will be missed by her many friends and family.
Survivors include one son, Glen E. Perkins, Jr. of Monticello; two daughters, Diane Perkins of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and Rebecca P. Williams of Monticello; one brother, Harry Otis Cline, Jr. of Cherry Valley; four sisters, Gloria East of Marion, Gail Nichols and Kay Tucker both of Marked Tree and Catherine Cline of Tyronza; two precious grandsons, Michael Alan Williams of Tacoma, Washington and Thomas Evert Williams of Bentonville and numerous nieces and nephews.