Richard Allen Perkins

Westminster, SC —Richard Allen Perkins, 60, of 207 Augusta Street, Westminster, SC, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa, GA.

 

A native of Westminster, SC, Allen was the son of the late Richard Lee Perkins and Elizabeth Sterling Perkins Mauney. He was a member of the Westminster Masonic Lodge #200 and Hejaz Shrine Temple. He was a past president of the Blue Ridge Shrine Club, where he also served as the secretary for many years. Allen was employed with City Electric in Toccoa, GA.

 

Allen is survived by uncles: J.T. Sterling (Florence) and Boyce Sterling (Libby); aunt: Julia Perkins; step-sisters: Brenda Ladd (Ronnie) and Becky Williams (Eugene); stepbrother: Mike Mauney (Colleen); and many cousins.

 

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Sunday, July 21, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with Masonic rites.

 

Visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 PM, Sunday, July 21, 2019, prior to the service, at Davenport Funeral Home.

 

Allen was a dedicated Shriner, and in lieu of flowers would have wished that memorials be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605.

 

The family is at their respective homes.