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Submitted: 7/6/16 • Approved: 7/7/16 • Last Updated: 4/3/18 • R793468-G793466-S3
Dee
January 5, 1849 - November 15, 1932
Erzilla
June 8, 1870 - January 7, 1951
Daughter of Abraham Fields & Margaret C. Burgess Ferber Arnold
Born Rolla, Phelps Co. MO
Died Rural N. Campbell twp., Greene Co. MO
Married 1st, William J. Walls, June 27, 1886, Greene Co. MO
Married 2nd, Dee Henderson Lee Perkins, September 17, 1893, Greene Co. MO
*Obituary
Springfield News-Leader
Monday, January 8, 1951
MRS ERZILLA V. PERKINS
Mrs. Erzilla V. Perkins, 80, died at 8:30 a.m. yesterday inher home on Route 10, Springfield.
Mrs. Perkins was born in Phelps, Mo., and came to Springfield as a child. She had been a member of Liberty church since the age of 16.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Julia Jones of Route 10, Springfield; Mrs. Corie Wantland of Route 10, Springfield, Mrs. Flossie Bezoni of Kansas City, and Mrs. Cressie Thompson; two sons, Henry Walls of the home and Elmer Perkins of Route 2, Fair Grove; step-son, Claude Perkins of 513 Forest; a
sister, Mrs. Daisy Hackney of 1614 E. Commercial; Two brothers, Barry Fields of Route 11, Springfield and Albert Fields of Cherryvale, Kan.; 21 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Dunn-Ayre- Goodwin chapel with Earl Smith officiating. Burial will be in Liberty cemetery.
Contributed on 7/6/16 by wfields55
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