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Perry Francis Obituary
Perry William Francis, Jr., November 9, 1931 - April 16, 2024
Ephesians 6:1-4 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" which is the first commandment with a promise "so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." Fathers do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
JONESBOROUGH - Perry William Francis, Jr., 92, Jonesborough, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Hillview Health Center. He enjoyed a long life that he believed was a blessing from the Lord and a fulfillment of the promise in the verses above.
Perry was born in Red Hill, NC to the late Perry William Francis, Sr., and Virgie Ilo Street Francis on November 9, 1931.
He was a 1955 graduate of Science Hill High School and a 1959 graduate of East Tennessee State College. Perry was deeply religious and had a strong Christian faith.
He loved to sing and play guitar his entire life. Perry played at many events and venues, including nursing homes and the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, and square dancing.
In addition to his parents, Perry was preceded in death by his siblings, Robert, JoAnn, Malone, Anita, Willie, JB, Hoyt; mother of his children, Deborah "Debbie" Francis; nephew, Gordon Ledford; significant other, Patricia "Pat" Robbins.
Survivors include his daughters, Tammy Patterson (Cody), Kimberly Owens (Jared); son, Mark Francis (Chelsey); grandchildren, Maddie, Zackary, Zoey, Easton, Oakley; nephews, David Francis, Rickey Francis (Kimberly); nieces, Linda Mann, and Tina Ledford-DeWitt (Elbert).
The funeral service for Perry will be conducted Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. from the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Ave. Johnson City, TN 37601, with Sr. Minister Ben Cole, officiating. The graveside committal service will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be chosen from friends and family.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:00-1:00 P.M. in the East Parlor of the funeral home.
In-lieu-of flowers donations may be made to Boones Creek Historical Trust at boonescreekhistoricaltrust.org.
Memories and condolences may be shared at www.wadugger.com.
Woodall-Anderson & Dugger Funeral Home, Johnson City, is honored to serve the Francis family (928-2245).
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Betsy Fry Nolen
April 20, 2024
I am Junior´s first cousin on his mother´s side of the family. Some of you may recall my mother, Goldie Sue Fry, of Bakersville, NC. She raised six of us children by herself after our father passed away when we were young. We called Perry "Junior" at that time to distinguish him from his father. He would occasionally come to visit us in Bakersville with his parents, and we looked forward to that because he would always sing "Cabbage With A Mustache" to us and we would laugh and laugh with him. My sister Eleanor and I spent a week with his family when we were very young, so Rickey and David may have a vague memory of us. As with a lot of families, we lost track over the years, and most of us moved hundreds of miles away. I live in Loganville, GA with my family, and I only saw Junior once after that at a family funeral. We enjoyed getting to see him again, and remembering how much we loved to hear him sing. It is wonderful to know he was a Christian and is in the arms of Jesus.
Sincere sympathy to his family. Betsy Fry Nolen
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