Obituary of Stephen B. Perry
Please share a memory of Stephen to include in a keepsake book for family and friends.
Mr. Stephen Buttler (Steve) Perry, age 67, of Vilas, passed away, Monday, July 30, 2018 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born August 20, 1950 in Watauga County, he was the son of Mary Carleen Perry and the late Buttler Joseph Perry. Family members describe him as driven, strong, kind, compassionate, content, quiet and reserved. He had a sense of humor that would sneak up on you and was a loving father, husband and son. Steve was a retired police officer for Appalachian State University, a great fisherman and was a member of the Daniel Boone Fishing Club. Steve persevered with strength and grace during the last few years of his life.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Perry, his mother Carleen Perry, five children, Jonathan Perry and wife Beverly, April Perry, Brian Perry, Jason Stamper and Adam Stamper, six grandchildren and one wild great grandson.
A gathering to celebrate the life of Stephen Buttler Perry will be held on Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Western Watauga Senior Center, 1081 Old US Hwy 421, Sugar Grove, NC, from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM.
The family respectfully requests no food, in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street, NW, Lenoir, NC 28645.
Online condolences may be shared with the Perry family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Perry family.