Eugene Glad Perkins

Eugene Glad Perkins, a native of Woodford County, was born on March 5, 1928 to the late Willie Perkins and Bertie Mae Turpin Perkins. He made his heavenly transition on December 14, 2021 at the age of 93, after living a full and prosperous life. Eugene, affectionately called “Pudd,” was the third of four children raised on his father’s farm in Woodford County. He was baptized at an early age at Macedonia Baptist Church in Keene, Kentucky. The youngest boy of the family, Eugene developed his strong work ethic, assisting his father with the planting and harvesting of the crops on the farm, as well as caring for the livestock. After graduating from the Old Douglas High School, a six mile walk each way, every day (Lexington, Kentucky), Eugene was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country in Japan during World War II. Upon his release from duty, he entered Western Kentucky Vocational School (Paducah, Kentucky), where he mastered the art of stone masonry, and with an entrepreneurial spirit, successfully started his own Stone Masonry business. He became such a master craftsman that in 1960, after work every day for three months, he would venture into the country in Woodford County and fill his station wagon with stones he extracted from a creek. With these stones, he built his own three-bedroom home in St. Martin’s Village in Lexington, Kentucky where he lived for almost 60 years. Eugene also ventured into other fields as well, becoming a realtor within the Lexington Board of Realtors and working for the Veterans Administration Hospital for several years, retiring in 1973. He was a faithful member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky for over 50 years serving in various capacities including the Men’s Sunday School Bible Class and Senior Usher Board. Eugene was a devoted contributor to the church. He was always well-groomed and meticulously dressed whether he was going to church or the grocery store. Eugene loved his family. During family gatherings, he was always the one with a story to tell about the family history and ancestral legacy and was also quick to make note of how different life was when he grew up. Two years ago, Pudd relocated to Mason, Ohio where he lived with his devoted daughter and son-in-law, Jeanene and Dr. Reginald Gibson, who along with cousin Leonard Beasley, provided “Daddy” with unconditional love and attentive daily care, going the extra mile to make sure all his needs were met, and more. Pudd had a beautiful spirit and friendly smile with a quick-witted tongue that made everyone laugh and cherish that moment with him. Most of all, his heart of gold was felt by friends, family and all those who encountered him. Eugene will be sorely missed by one and all. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased in death by two older brothers, William, Jr. and James Perkins and a younger sister, Evelyn Perkins Jackson Williams. He is survived by his daughters, Jeanene Gibson (Reginald), Mason, Ohio and Marchalene Peters, Houston, Texas; grandson, Darian Perkins, granddaughter, Jasai Perkins, and great granddaughter, Zana Perkins; nephew, Douglas Perkins, Washington, DC, with whom he shared a special bond and numerous nieces, nephews and family friends.

Eugene Glad Perkins

March 5, 1928 - December 14, 2021

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March 5, 1928 - December 14, 2021

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