Morgan County KyArchives Obituaries.....Perry, James R. December 28, 2006
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Lexington Herald Leader
WEST LIBERTY- James Randolph Perry died Thu, Dec. 28, 2006 at Morgan County 
Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness. He was born in West 
Liberty, KY, on Oct. 4, 1934 to the late James Morton and Dorothy Stacy Perry. 
He graduated from Morgan County High School in 1952 where he lettered in 
basketball and football. He played basketball at Eastern Kentucky University 
and graduated from Morehead State University. He also attended the University 
of Louisville School of Law. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. 
Mr. Perry began his banking career in Louisville in 1963, working at both Bank 
of Louisville and Louisville Trust. After the death of his grandfather, C.K. 
Stacy, in 1969, Mr. Perry returned home to West Liberty to become President of 
his family owned Commercial Bank, which will celebrate its 100th year 
anniversary in 2010. Mr. Perry served as President for thirty-four years, as 
well as Chairman of the Board for more than twenty-five years. He continued to 
serve as Chairman of the Board and was active in the Kentucky Bankers 
Association and the American Bankers Association and was selected Banker of 
the Year in 1972. Beginning in the 1970's, Mr. Perry became involved in the 
coal business, as a partner in Collins and May Mining Company. Mr. Perry was a 
member of the West Liberty United Methodist Church where he was a member of 
the administrative board and chairman of the finance committee for many years. 
He was a board member of the Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital, the 
Gateway Area Development Board and founding Chairman of the Morgan County 
Chamber of Commerce. He was a board member of the Kentucky Mountain Laurel 
Festival, and active in the Kiwanis Club. Mr. Perry served several terms on 
the University of Kentucky Development Council and was also a University of 
Kentucky fellow. In 2006, Mr. Perry was named Citizen of the Year by the West 
Liberty Kiwanis Club in appreciation for his service to Morgan County. He is 
survived by his wife of fifty-years, Barbara Patterson Perry, a daughter Sara 
Jim Blair and son-in-law, Proctor W. Blair, of Lexington and granddaughters, 
Amanda Marie Blair and Stacy Callihan Blair, Lexington, one sister, Pam Rose, 
nephew, David Osborne and great-nephew, Jason Osborne, all of West Liberty. 
Funeral services will be held Tue, Jan. 2, 2007 at 1 pm at MSU Center, 155 
University Drive, West Liberty, KY, with the Reverend Kenneth Jett 
officiating. Burial will follow the service at the West Liberty Memorial 
Gardens and Mausoleum. Visitation will take place at the West Liberty United 
Methodist Church on Mon from 5-8 pm. Memorials suggested to the West Liberty 
United Methodist Church, 237 Prestonsburg Street, West Liberty, KY 41472 or 
the Respiratory Department or Physical Therapy Department at Morgan County 
Appalachian Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 579, West Liberty, KY 41472. Potter 
Funeral Home Inc. in charge of arrangements. www.potterfuneralinc.com 
Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader from 12/30/2006 - 12/31/2006. 



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