Charles Perry

Services for Charles Scott Perry, 78, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Vicki Collins will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery.

Mr. Perry passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at a local hospital. He was born March 11, 1938 in Ardmore to Johnson and Sophia Reeder Perry. He and his family moved to this area in 1948 from Arkansas City, KS. He attended Hayes Grade School, graduated from Ada High School in 1956 and East Central University with a degree in accounting.

He married Kay Leonard January 30, 1966 in Ada. Mr. Perry was a Certified Public Accountant and served as the chief accountant for Valley View Hospital for many years and also worked for Horne and Company. He and Kay were longtime owners of Bob's Bar-B-Que Restaurant in Ada.  Mr. Perry was affiliated with the First Christian Church in Ada. He served in the U. S. Air Force for four years with the Strategic Air Command. Mr. Perry loved genealogy and fossil hunting.

Survivors include his wife, Kay, of the home; son, Jeffry Scott Perry of Denton, TX; brother, Bob Perry and his wife Annie of Tuscumbia, AL; brother, Kirk Perry and his wife Kay of Ada, OK; sister-in-law, Sallie Perry of Broken Arrow, OK; brother-in-law, Dr. Robert Leonard and wife Adrienne of Edmond, OK ; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Norman Perry.

Bearers will be Frances Crabtree, Francis Bourke, Jason Perry, Chris Perry and Dr. Robert Leonard. Honorary bearer will be Tony Perry.