Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....Perkins, Marybelle June 19, 2007
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Las Vegas Review Journal, 6/22/2007
MARYBELLE PERKINS (1928-2007) Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. 
MaryBelle Hendrix Perkins, 79, died June 19, 2007, from an inoperable massive 
subdural hematoma following a backwards fall as she was ascending the stairs in 
her home. She passed away peacefully in the presence of her husband and 
children. She was born in East Ely, April 6, 1928, the daughter of Orvil and 
Tirza Hendrix. She, with her family moved to Moapa Valley from McGill, as an 18 
year old where she worked as a telephone operator in the early days of the 
Moapa Valley Telephone Company and as a secretary for the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation. MaryBelle was married June 18, 1949, to Eugene (Gene) Hafen 
Perkins in the St. George Temple. Together they raised 10 wonderful children; 
five born in Utah and five born in Tennessee: Gene Alan Perkins, Cherie 
Perkins, Kathy (Joe) Turner, Craig Perkins, Janet (Lane) Swenson, Michael 
(Susanna) Perkins, Darryl (Marti) Perkins, Bradley (Karen) Perkins, Lisa 
(Kevin) Coburn, and James (Jessica) Perkins. She has 39 grandchildren and four 
great-grandchildren who love her and will miss her dearly. MaryBelle was a very 
special person who touched many people with her passion for life, love of 
family, and service to others. She was a vital force with her husband in 
pioneering LDS church growth and progress in East Tennessee, Southwest 
Virginia, and Northern Georgia from 1958 until 1985. MaryBelle worked 
tirelessly in her local units, first in the Oak Ridge Branch and later the Oak 
Ridge Ward, simultaneously holding multiple positions. In 1985, she moved with 
her husband to Provo, Utah, where she was an inspiration to all with her long 
battle of failing health, never giving up. Besides her immediate family she is 
survived by her sisters, Lolita Frehner and Joan (Ronald) Jorgenson; and 
brother, Scott (Colleen) Hendrix, along with many nieces and nephews. Funeral 
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Pleasant View 8th Ward 
(Sharon East Stake Center), 1060 East 2400 North, Provo. Friends may call at 
the church from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the services. Interment and graveside 
services will be at 7 p.m. (Nevada time) Saturday, June 23, at the Pioneer Hill 
Memorial Cemetery in Overton. "Sweetheart, all of our hearts are breaking, but 
we know that you are now free and at peace. We miss you more than words can 
express. Please watch over us." Condolences may be emailed to the family at 
info@bergmortuary.com.

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