 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas
 The Herald Democrat May 29, 2009 Funeral services for Mrs. Mae Dee Edwards Miller Perry, 82, who passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at her home in Gordonville following a lengthy illness were held Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2009 at Dannel Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman with Rev. Dan Lunsford of Frisco and Rev. Floyd Flowers of Gainesville officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Dannel Funeral Home. Mae Dee was born October 18,1926 in Sherman, daughter of Harrell G. and Verna Cooper Edwards. She married Harley Benjamin Miller in Sherman in 1940. They had 2 daughters, Glenda Nell and Dianna Karol. Bennie passed away in 1953. Mae Dee met Gerald D. Perry in 1954 while he was stationed at Perrin Air Force Base in Denison, Texas. They married on April 30, 1954; he helped raise her children and they enjoyed 55 years together. They moved from Sherman in 1969 and pastored the First Pentacostal Church in Whitesboro before moving to The Colony in 1975 to pastor the Apostolic Lighthouse Church until they retired last year. Upon retirement they moved to Gordonville to be closer to their children, Dianna and Joe McNew. Mae Dee served the Ladies Auxiliary of The United Pentacostal Church for 18 years, including 6 years as Secretary and 8 years as President. Mae Dee was preceded in death by her parents; the father of her children; and one sister, Ethel Edwards Gilbert. She is survived by her husband; children, Glenda Nell Womack of The Colony; Dianna Karol and Joseph McNew of Gordonville; grandchildren, Tammy and Bob Blanton of Sherman; Novy and Kym Glass of Carrolton; and Misty Williams of Savannah; great-granddaughters, Hayden Char Hames of Houston; Hannah Moyer-Womack of Plano; Meredith Anne Glass of Carrollton; and Bethany Grace Williams of The Colony; and one great-grandson, Drew Williams of Plano; and many nieces and nephews. If desired memorials may be made to Girls Inc. of Sherman, 1424 W. Taylor, Sherman, Texas 75092  Funeral services for Rev. Gerald D. Perry (retired), 78, who passed away on Monday, January 30, 2013 at his home in Gordonville were held Thursday afternoon, February 2, 2012 at Dannel Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Kelly Gray of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Whitesboro officiated the service. Interment followed at West Hill Cemetery iN Sherman. Pallbearers were Leonard Harris, Leonard Hays, Gary Richards, James Bond, Jacob Forrest, and James Boatman. Gerald Perry was born April 2, 1933 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, son of Harry C. and Myrtle A. McKay Perry. He graduated from Watertown High School and attended North Eastern University in Boston, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Upon leaving college in 1952, Gerald joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Perrin Air Force Base in Denison prior to serving in the Korean War. While stationed at Perrin, Gerald visited the First Pentacostal Church in Sherman, where he met Mae Dee Edwards Miller and her 2 daughters, Glenda Nell and Dianna Karol. Gerald and Mae Dee married on April 30, 1954. Mae Dee preceded him in death on June 26, 2009. Gerald was employed by Chance Vought, Johns-Manville, Texas Instruments, Apple Computers and Mostek International. Gerald was ordained as a minister with the United Pentacostal International in 1969. He moved from Sherman to pastor the First Pentacostal Church in Whitesboro before moving to The Colony in 1975 to pastor the Apostolic Lighthouse. He retired in 2008. Through the years, Gerald served the UPC organization in the capacity of District Secretary and Youth Secretary. Upon retiring, Gerald and Mae moved to Gordonville to be closer to their children, Dianna and Joe McNew, also enabling them to attend the church he had built, now named the Apostolic Pentacostal Church. Gerald worked and volunteered until December in the Experience Works and Foster Grandparents programs assigned to Whitesboro Elementary, Southmayd Elementary School and Girls Inc. of Sherman. On June 5, 2010 Gerald married Mary M. Cook of Gainesville. Gerald often explained how especially blessed he was to have had "two great loves of his life." Gerald and Mary lived a full and active life until he was recently diagnosed with Mesothelioma. Gerald was also preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mae Dee; and step-daughter, Christina Parsons. He is survived by his wife, Mary; sister, Amy Lake of Deering, New Hampshire; children, Glenda Nell Womack of The Colony; and Dianna Karol and Joseph McNew, Jr. of Gordonville; granddaughters, Tammy McNew-Blanton of Sherman; Kym Glass of Dallas; and Misty Williams of Lewisville; great-grandchildren, Hayden Hames of Houston; Hannah Moyer-Womack of Plano; Meredith Anne Glass of Dallas; and Bethany Grace Williams of The Colony; and one great-grandson, Drew Williams of Dallas; nephews, Scott and Frank Lake of Deering; step-children, Sharla and husband, Harmon Hughes, of Gainesville; Ron and wife, Daloris Cook of Woodbine; step-grandchildren, Ciarra, Rhiannon and Bethany Parsons, Tori and Rickey Unger; and Paige and Tanner Cook; Laressa, Trey and Chelsea Waggoner. 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