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Perkins, David 79


David Perkins, 79, Columbus, IN died Tuesday, January 24, 2026 at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.

Funeral services were held Friday, January 27, 2026 at Myers-Reed Dignity Memorial Chapel with Rev. William H. Griffith officiating. Burial was in Garland Brook Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Bartholomew County Veterans Color Guard.

Perkins was born in Holly Hill, KY on August 13, 1926, to the late Walter and Nora Neal Perkins. He married Ethel Olmsted October 3, 1946, at North Vernon, IN.

A World War II veterans, Perkins owned and operated Perkins & Son Construction Company for 35 years.

Perkins was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Deborah Sue; two sisters, Lilly Ball and Leona Cox; and two brothers, Harold and Earl Perkins.

He is survived by his wife, Ethel, Columbus, OH; two daughters, Pamela K. (Bruce C.) Gerber, Largo, FL, and Joyce Lynn (Ronald D.) Padgett of Springhill, FL; a son, Kevin D. (Kay E.) Perkins, Taylorsville, IN; and grandchildren, Rachel Leah Perkins, Baltimore, MD, Garan D. Perkins, Columbus, IN, and a sister, Norma J. Ball, Loveland, OH.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of South Central Indiana or the donor�s choice of charities.

Online condolences may be sent to the Perkins family at www.mem.com.

Obituary submitted by Dorene Perkins Murphy.



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