Obituary of Ferne Perkins

“Our beloved Mother, grandmother and great grandmother Ferne Marie Perkins went to be with our lord on Sept 7th 2010 after a courageous battle with lung cancer in which she never had to fight alone. Born on October 6th 1930 to Clyde E. Brownlee and Jennifer Irene Brownlee in Decatur, Illinois. Ferne was employed with Martin Marietta, she was a PBX operator for a long time, however her most enjoyable employment was as a truck driver. She enjoyed playing bingo, she enjoyed going to Blackhawk with her daughters as well as her grandchildren. She also had the love of reading; there will never come a time that a memory will come that she wasn