PERKINS, Elizabeth Ann, age, 71 of Dayton, Ohio, transitioned from Earth to Heaven on August 13, 2020. Elizabeth was born to Willie Porter and Bobbie Combs in Hazard, Kentucky. She was also loved and cared for by her step-father Eugene Boyce (teenage years into adulthood). Proceded in death by her parents, step-father, and brother, John Willie. She is survived by her husband, Charles H. Perkins; daughters, Andrea M. Perkins & Anne Marie Herndon-Perkins; grandsons, Demetrius J. Perkins & Dominick A. H. Thomas-Perkins; granddaughters, Peyton M. and Parker M. Herndon; great-grandson, Isaiah Byrd-Perkins; her brother; Benjamin L. Porter; her sisters, Judy C. Myles & Jannetta (Michael) Warren; and a host of relatives and friends. She truly loved her best-friend of 50 years Elaine McKinney & special friends Minnie Whyms, Alberta Taylor and Wilma Burton.
Elizabeth graduated from Roosevelt high school in 1967. She worked for the Drury Inn Hotel for 8 years before retiring in 2012. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and spending time with her family. Elizabeth was a beloved mother; she put her children’s need above her own and made many sacrifices to raise her two daughters. A beloved sister, she loved her siblings dearly. She was a strong woman and fought with honor against the cancer for three years. She always made a house feel like a home. She is loved by many of her relatives and friends and she will be truly missed.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, August 24, 2020, at Thomas Funeral Home, 4520 Salem Ave., Trotwood, Ohio 45416, with Rev. David Fox officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Interment: Dayton National Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.thomasfunerals.com