Alvin Gray Perry

He was born October 30, 1930, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Daniel Allen and Naomi Goodman Perry. He was a lifelong farmer and retired truck driver from Swing Transport. He was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church and a man with a strong Christian faith.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Perry Honeycutt.

He is survived by his wife, Helen Morris Perry, whom he married on December 23, 1950; three children, Mike (Jodi) Perry and Sandy (Dwight) Fraver, both of Statesville, and Tim (Janet) Perry of Carolina Beach; nine grandchildren, Crystal (Ryan) Douglas, David (Tracie) Perry, Will (Amanda) Perry, Niki Clontz, Jeremy (Ashley) Thompson, Eric Thompson (Courtney Houston), Daniel Perry, Kelsey Perry and Jamie Clontz; four step-grandchildren, Kitty (Mark) McFarland, Cheri Poss, Brook Poss, and Shawn (Erin) Fraver; eight great-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; his beloved dog, Molly; and a brother-in-law, James E. Honeycutt of Mooresville.

Funeral service celebrating Alvin’s life will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in the Westmoreland Chapel of Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Wesley Morris officiating. Burial will follow at Iredell Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Monday, May 25, 2015, at Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.

For those who prefer, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625; or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215.

The family would like to thank the staffs of Bermuda Run Clemmons and Carillon Assisted Living in Mt. Mourne for their compassionate care.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.