Billy Powell Perkins, Sr.

Billy Powell Perkins, Sr., 84, passed away July 29, 2021 at his home in Byhalia, Mississippi. He was a retired construction project manager and an avid outdoorsman. He was a member of Byhalia Masonic Lodge #115, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Al Chymia Shrine. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Minor Powell Perkins and Leona Brandon Perkins; two sisters, Linda Kay Creddle and Rebecca Sue Darnell and a brother, Malcolm Leroy Perkins.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Martha Luttrell Perkins; sons, Billy Powell Perkins, Jr. (Sue) and Robert Eugene Perkins, Sr. (Wanda); grandchildren, Robert Eugene Perkins, Jr., Abby Leigh Wright (Jack) and Christina Perkins Hunter (Eric); great-grandchildren, Jackson Wright, Chloe Perkins, Autumn Hunter, Magnolia Wright, Shelby Perkins and Andi Wright; sisters, Rosalie Stewart and Barbara Ann Phelps (Jerry); brother, Roger Dale Perkins, Sr. (Renea) and many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Sunday August 1, 2021 from 4-6 p.m. at Brantley Funeral Home, 6875 Cockrum Road, Olive Branch, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday August 2 at Brantley Funeral Home, 6875 Cockrum Road, Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654. Interment will follow at Byhalia Cemetery.