Roll Call Tribute

Clyde Graves Perkins
August 29, 1932 - January 30, 2023

Clyde Graves Perkins, loving husband, devoted father, sweet PawPaw, brother, and uncle left his earthly home on January 30, 2023. He was born August 29, 1932, in Beaumont, Texas, to his parents Joseph Andrew Perkins and Louise Monk Perkins. Clyde was named after Clyde Graves from Ringold, Louisiana.

He attended Averill Elementary School, Dick Dowling Middle School, and Beaumont High School where he met Barbara Joanne Stockholm, the love of his life. He went on to attend Texas A&M University where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, The Keepers of The Spirit. Whoop!

While in college, he was called to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He served in the 51st Signal Battalion.

Upon returning home, he briefly worked for the Nichols Company. Then in 1960 started his own roofing company with his father, and 63 years later Perkins Roofing Company is still going strong! He was a charter member and instrumental in forming the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas. He served on numerous committees and became the President of the organization in 1985. He made so many friends and really loved all the people involved in the industry.

He loved to take his family on wonderful vacations and was soon bitten by the Motor Home bug that led him on many trips all over the country and even Canada. He started with a Minnie Winnie and could not pass up an RV dealership without falling in love with something a little newer and longer!

Clyde could tear up, rebuild, and fix anything. We called him “The Termite” because he was especially good at tearing things up, but he never quit until we were satisfied with the project. He was blessed with the opportunity to rebuild his childhood home on Lucas Drive in Beaumont, a home his father built in the early 1920s.

He was a long time member of Trinity United Methodist Church and served on several committees. He was a member of the HAMACO Sunday School class.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Joanne Perkins; his sister, Betty Wells of Beaumont; his daughters, Cindy Perkins Miles of Beaumont, and Julie Toups of Beaumont; his son, David Perkins and wife, Kim, of Beaumont; and his grandchildren, Stacy Walker of Pocatello, ID, Will Singleton and his wife, Michael Ann, of Houston, Zachary Miles of College Station, Peyton Toups of Lubbock, Katie Beaver and her husband, Jeff, of Beaumont, and Ellen Estes and her husband, William, of Dallas; his great-grandchildren, William Singleton, Beau Singleton, Margo Beaver, Gordon Beaver, and Clyde Beaver, as well as many nieces, nephews, and lifelong friends.

The family would like to express their gratitude to his caregivers at Hospice Plus especially Brittni Briggs RN and Erica Anderson. They were so loving and kind to our father. Jesus’s love was expressed through their hearts to ours. We are so grateful.

“The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit created the human race so that what they have together could be shared with us, so that their great Dance of Life could be extended to us and played out in our lives.”

— C. Baxter Kruger

Clyde Perkins from Beaumont, Texas, danced!!!

A gathering of Mr. Perkins’ family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., with his funeral service at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 3430 Harrison Avenue, Beaumont, Texas 77706.