Obituary

Lonnie Jesse Perkins, Jr. was born on April 20, 1920 in Riverside, Texas to Lonnie Jesse Perkins Sr. and Lillie Davenport Perkins.  He was the second of four boys.

He attended Dodge Public School, Houston High School in Huntsville, Texas.  He was raised in Riverside, Texas.

Lonnie accepted Christ as a child and joined 5th Ward Church of Christ.  He later united with Riverside Church of Christ.

Lonnie served in the United States Army in World War II for three years where he was honorably discharged.

He married Vivian Jeffery. This union was blessed with six children.  He later married Reeva Baker.  They were married for 57 years.

Lonnie was a Truck Driver and he was also a barber.  He even played for The National Negro Baseball League, under contract.  He enjoyed playing dominos, fishing, his ranch, and spending time with his grandchildren.

On July 12, 2015, in Riverside, Texas, Lonnie left this earth on the Wings of Angels.  He was preceded in death by his parents: Lonnie J. Sr. and Lillie Perkins; son: Jeffery Wayne Perkins; three brothers: Cleo Perkins, Fred Perkins and John Perkins; three grandchildren: Sherri Huddleston, Barren Huddleston and Darkeema Payton.

Those left to cherish his many memories are:

Wife: Reeva Perkins, Riverside, TX; two sons, Lonnie J. Perkins III and Robert (Sarah) Hayes, Riverside, TX; five daughters, Marilyn Perkins, Midway, TX, Viviene Perkins, Napa, CO, Lyleyan Perkins, San Bernardino, CA, Mizi (David) Perkins-Payton, Sacramento, CA, Murray Huddleston, San Francisco, CA; special friend: Bobby Stubblefield, Huntsville, TX; 33 grandchildren; 45 great grandchildren; 18 great great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.