St. Clair County Obits

NANCY JANE PERKINS

Osceola Library Files
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Jane Perkins were held at the First Baptist Church, El Dorado Springs, Friday, July 2, at 2 p.m. Mrs. Perkins died June 29, 1971.
Rev. Charles Shumaker officiated at the service. Linda Cain, soloist, was accompanied by Florence Mitchell at the organ.
Pallbearers were Philip Breeden, Billy Culbertson, Leroy Culbertson, Dean Culbertson, Terry Herbst and Sam Breeden. Honorary pallbearers were Ted Herbst, Eugene Culbertson, Bobbie Breeden and Dick Leaver.
Burial was made in Mound Cemetery under the direction of Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.
Mrs. Perkins, daughter of John Lee and Mary Alice Allen, was born August 12, 1888, in St. Clair County.
She was married May 30, 1907, to Roy Rasman Culbertson, who died February 6, 1920.
Born to this couple were: Loree Chapman, Manteca, Calif., John Culbertson, Butler, Janice Schmidt, Raytown, Austin Culbertson, Osceola, Pansy Breeden, El Dorado Springs, Rt. 4, and Boyd Culbertson, El Dorado Springs.
In September 1925 she was married to Otis Perkins, who preceded her in death January 28, 1956.
To this union was born Neva Herbst of Kansas City.
Mrs. Perkins was converted in early life and attended the Baptist Church. She is survived by seven children, listed above, one brother, Boyd Allen of Osceola; four sisters Mrs. Susie Cochran, Lamar, Colo., Mrs. Lena Hughes, Lamar, Colo., and Mrs. Marie Pace Chehalis, Wash.; 21 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren.