Fitzhugh Lee Perry, 87, of Frankford, WV, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, WV.
Born April 6, 1931, in Auto, WV, he was the son of William Fitzhugh Perry and Gertrude May Adams Perry.
Mr. Perry was a pilot who loved to fly. He owned and operated a construction business, and among many projects was instrumental in remodeling most of Dulles and national airports. Mr. Perry was a U.S. Army Korean war veteran.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Opal, Vula, and Sarah; and four brothers, Hermit, Ralph, William, and Patrick.
Survivors include his loving wife of 47 years, Blanche Bates Ballard Perry; sons, Mark Perry (Kathleen) of Keyser, WV, and Spencer Perry of Pennsylvania; stepson, David Saccone of Virginia; daughters, Kitty Sue Perry of Frankford and Kathy Modlin (Stephen) of Inwood, WV; sister, Laura Palmer of Baltimore, MD; grandchildren, Patrick Hunt, Nathan and Isaac Modlin, and Morgan Perry; great-granddaughter, Zoe Modlin; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at the Morgan Funeral Home Chapel, 252 Montvue Drive, Lewisburg, WV 24901, with Pastor Robert Hefner officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery in Auto.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, Wednesday, at the funeral home.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to all the caregivers who afforded Mr. Perry to remain in his home during the past four years.
In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601, or online at www.alz.org/donate.
Online guestbook can be signed at www.morganfh.net.
Morgan Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the April 1, 2019 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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