Oscar Perry was born June 17th, 1938 in Amite, Louisiana. He was the first child of Bernard Perry Sr. and Celia Irving Perry. Oscar completed his formal education at Alfred Tennyson Elementary and Crane High School in Chicago, Illinois.
June 7th, 1969, Oscar married Minnie Mae Ikner.
Oscar and his family were members of St. Stephens A.M.E. Church.
Oscar was employed by the United States Postal Service until retirement. Oscar then worked for Continental Airlines until he retired from the company.
Oscar has two sons, Oscar Perry Jr. and Robert Perry.
In 1994, Oscar relocated his family to Houston, Texas. There, they became members of St. Stephens Baptist Church/ Loving word Fellowship under the leadership of Bishop Dr. Paul David Laudrew.
Oscar loved sports, especially baseball. He was a wealth of information in regards to sports and could give you statistics on players. His favorite television stations were ESPN and CNN.
On February 4th, 2020 at 12:47 pm, God called his faithful servant home.
Oscar leaves to cherish his loving memory his wife of 50 years, Minnie Perry; two sons, Oscar Perry Jr. (Dorothy) and Robert Perry (Gabriela). Two siblings, Bernard Perry Jr. (Evonne) and Josie Cryer; one granddaughter, Yaa McDonald (Joseph) and one great-grand daughter, Bella McDonald; a special four legged daughter, Kayla and a host of relatives and friends.
Special friends in Christ, the late Harold Gregory, Rosco Faust and Cesar Price.
