Friday, February 16, 2024

Mary Virginia Perron

Mary Virginia Perron

Mount Pleasant

Mary Virginia Perron, 91, of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Sunrise Terrace in Winfield.

Virginia was born May 6, 1932, in Cyrene, Missouri, the daughter of Albert and Malinda (Strother) Brewster. She grew up in Bowling Green, Missouri, and graduated high school in 1950. On April 19, 1952, Virginia married Clifford R. Perron in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He preceded her in death on May 2, 1999. To this union they were blessed with five children. The couple made their home in Mount Pleasant since 1965. Virginia worked at The Drape Shop, sold Avon, while also being a homemaker, and mending and ironing for others. Virginia married Robert D. Hamilton on September 23, 2000, he died March 31, 2001. She was a member of the New London Christian Church. Virginia enjoyed spending time with family, collecting mushroom figurines, road trips for a piece of pie, wintering in Arizona with her sisters, crocheting, selling items at flea markets, visiting and loved having company.

Virginia is survived by her five children, James “Butch” (Pamela) Perron of Clinton, Ginny (Lenny) Septer of Mount Pleasant, Byron Perron of Mount Pleasant, Kevin (April) Perron of Mount Pleasant, Keith (Kimberly) Perron of Mount Pleasant; 10 grandchildren; 17 grea- grandchildren and one on the way; two sisters Jimee (Vernon) Johnston of El Centro, California, and Linda Jo Miles of Yuma, Arizona.

In addition to her parents and husbands she was preceded in death by a sister Carolyn Giese, and daughter-in-law Lynn Perron.

Funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2024, at the Olson-Powell Chapel and Crematory in Mount Pleasant. Rev. Rod Cooper will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakland Mills Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:30 pm until time of service on Saturday. Memorials may be directed to Sunrise Terrace Care Center and Oakland Mills Nature Center. The Olson-Powell Chapel and Crematory is caring for Virginia and her family. www.powellfuneralhomes.com