Obituaries Related to "Perkins" from New York Times Archive
Edward J. Perkins, 92, Dies; First Black U.S. Envoy to South Africa
He also held ambassadorial postings in Liberia and Australia and, as director general, helped diversify the elite, mostly white Foreign Service.
Paid Notice: Deaths PERKINS, JOAN T.
PERKINS--Joan T. Joan Titcomb Perkins, beloved wife of Roswell B. Perkins, mother of Roswell, Jr., of Little Compton, RI, Laura, of Cambridge, MA, and Nancy, of Washington, D.C., grandmother of Renny and Samantha Waldron, James and Christine Perkins, and sister of Elizabeth Blow, of Rhinebeck, NY, died of cancer in her home in Manhattan on February 13, 2006. In addition to her immediate family, Joan leaves nieces, nephews, and a host of friends and godchildren who will miss her enthusiastic, gen ...
Paid Notice: Deaths MCGRIFF, ERLINE PERKINS
McGRIFF -- Erline Perkins. December 24, 2004. A much respected professor of nursing at New York University for over 30 years. She received many accolades and honors for her outstanding contributions to the nursing profession. A native of Petersburg, VA, she spent most of her adult life in New York City. She received a Doctor of Education degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. The widow of Vern H. McGriff, she is survived by several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, contribution ...
Ray Perkins, Coach at Alabama and in the N.F.L., Dies at 79
With the Crimson Tide, he had a tough act to follow, Bear Bryant, but he enjoyed some success. He didn’t fare so well with the Giants and the Buccaneers.
Paid Notice: Deaths VAUGHN, MARION PERKINS
VAUGHN-Marion Perkins. 100, died peacefully on Friday, March 1, 2002, at her home in Staten Island, NY. Mrs. Vaughn was born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late James Warren Perkins and Blanche Haynes Perkins. She is survived by her sister Grace MacMaster; her daughter Mrs. Jane Vaughn Love of Pittsburgh, PA; her sons George A. Vaughn of Princeton, NJ, and James W. Vaughn of Riverside, CT; 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Service will be held, 11 AM, March 5, at St. Andrew's Ch ...
Paid Notice: Deaths VAUGHN, MARION PERKINS
VAUGHN-Marion Perkins. 100, died peacefully on Friday, March 1, 2002, at her home in Staten Island, NY. Mrs. Vaughn was born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late James Warren Perkins and Blanche Haynes Perkins. She is survived by her sister Grace MacMaster; her daughter Mrs. Jane Vaughn Love of Pittsburgh, PA; her sons George A. Vaughn of Princeton, NJ, and James W. Vaughn of Riverside, CT; 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Service will be held, 11 AM, March 5, at St. Andrew's Ch ...
Ray Perkins, Coach at Alabama and in the N.F.L., Dies at 79
With the Crimson Tide, he had a tough act to follow, Bear Bryant, but he enjoyed some success. He didn’t fare so well with the Giants and the Buccaneers.
Edward J. Perkins, 92, Dies; First Black U.S. Envoy to South Africa
He also held ambassadorial postings in Liberia and Australia and, as director general, helped diversify the elite, mostly white Foreign Service.
Jack Perkins, NBC Reporter and ‘Biography’ Host, Dies at 85
He was a familiar face on TV for more than two decades, covering the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and other big stories.
Notable Deaths 2016: Thomas J. Perkins
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Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’
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