Harry "Gene" Perry

Harry Eugene “Gene” Perry, 72, of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed away Monday, October 10, 2016. He was born September 1, 1944 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to Harry Holman Perry and Clara Bell (Roberts) Perry. He grew up in the Coweta and Broken Arrow areas where attended public schools and graduated from Coweta High School. Right after high school, Gene he proudly became a member of the United States Air Force serving from 1962 to 1967. He later joined the United States Army National Guard from 1974 to 2004 from which he received an Honorable discharge. While in the Air Force, Gene was transferred to California where he resided for approximately 40 years and then moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma to be close to some of his family. He decided to purchase a few cows, and anybody that knew Gene, would know right away how important his cows were to him. Even in his last days, he was asking “Did somebody feed the cows?” Gene was loved by many and will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Clara Perry; and his sister, Lorraina Witcher. Gene is survived by his son, Michael Perry and wife Heather of Lodi, CA; his daughter, Michelle Larsen and husband Scott of Muskogee, OK; grandchildren, Dominique Perry and Dalton Perry of Lodi, CA, Sidney Perry Welcher, Susan Welcher, and Stephanie Berens; and great granddaughter, Emily, all of CA; sisters, Clara Mae Mashburn, Tara Gillean and husband Dale, Brenda Fisher and Clifton, all of Muskogee, Deanna Cox of Fulton, OH, Winnie Moffett and Joe of Marble City, OK; brothers, John Perry and wife Sharon of Muskogee, OK, Jimmie Perry and wife Gayla of Bartlesville, OK; along with several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, special friends, George Able, Eva White, Dr. D I Wilkinson, and Edna Foster; along with other family member and friends. The family requests memorials to be made to the Masonic Building Association, PO Box 1037, Muskogee, OK, 74402-1037 or the Bedouin Temple Transportation Fund, PO Box 1667, Muskogee, OK, 74402-1667. A memorial service honoring Gene’s life will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 17, 2016 at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery with Military Honors being presented. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Gillean, Dalton Perry, Michael Perry, George Able, Scott Larsen, and D.I. Wilkinson.

Harry "Gene" Perry

September 1, 1944 - October 10, 2016