Our sweet angel mother, Carol Pulsipher Perkins, age 79 of Springville, Utah, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016 peacefully in Price, Utah.
She was born November 23, 1936 to Afton and Naomi Pulsipher in Provo, Utah. She married the love of her life, Gary Newman Perkins on July 10, 1956 in Mapleton, Utah. They were sealed for time and eternity in the Manti Temple on June 13, 1970. Gary passed away on April 15, 2014.
She loved sewing and worked in sewing factories for years. She was quite the homemaker, canning foods from her garden, making bread, sewing everything she could including crocheting and knitting She also loved going fishing, camping and other outdoor activities with her family.
She is survived by 2 sisters, Maurine Canto of Spanish Fork and Cathy Deveraux of Mapleton; 5 children: Geraldine (Lorvin) Cottam of Price, Patti (Charles) Betts of Spanish Fork, Pauline (Ron) Bell of Spanish Fork, David (Kay) Perkins of Spanish Fork, and Robert (Jenny) Perkins of Spanish Fork. She has 22 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and 4 brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 23, in the LDS Chapel at 355 East Center in Springville
There will be a viewing held at the church from 11:45 to 12:45 prior to the services. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery
The family would like to give a special Thank You to her care givers at the Heirloom Inn in Price.