Betty Jean Perrin

Betty Jean Perrin, a member of the “Greatest Generation” passed away peacefully on January 9, 2020 at Fairfax Hospital, VA. While she will be missed, Betty’s legacy will live on through the lives she touched as a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

The daughter of Alexander Jay and Jimmy Belle Clark, Betty was born on April 2nd, 1933 in Portland Oregon and spent her childhood living in Roseboro, and Corvallis. While attending Lewis & Clark College Betty met her future husband William Randolph Perrin. They were married at the college campus on December 19, 1951. The newlyweds eventually settled in Klamath Falls, Oregon and began to raise a family. In 1967, Bill & Betty seized new opportunities and moved the family that now included four children across the country to West Springfield, Virginia.

After settling into their new location two more children were born into the brood. Betty dedicated her life to raising their six children and was always there to help her children raise their children. She will be remembered as a person full of love, compassion, laughter, and abundant energy. Betty was always the last to go to bed and the first to rise.

In addition to her parents and husband who preceded her, Betty is survived by her children, Bill Perrin (Amber) of Kernersville NC; Bob Perrin (Jane) of Rock Hill, SC, and their children Savannah & Chase; Patty Meadows (Greg) of Fairfax VA and their children Christopher, Becky & Daniel; David Perrin (Jody Bender) of Fairfax Station VA, and their son (David William Howard) and David’s daughters Kristina & Carli and their mother Robin Iliff Perrin; Suzanne Perrin of Martinsburg WV, and her children Samantha, Emily, & Jessica; and Betty’s youngest child John Perrin of West Springfield VA. Betty is also survived by eleven Great Grandchildren.

Viewing will begin at 1:30 PM with services commencing at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 14th at the National Funeral home in Falls Church Virginia (Rappahannock Room). A brief grave site service and burial will follow at National Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at the charity of your choice or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.