Willie Ruth Perkins Gilkey Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Willie Ruth Perkins Gilkey (Hot Springs, Arkansas), who passed away on April 22, 2023 at the age of 89. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Robert Perkins, Sr. and Cynthia Dillingham Perkins; her husband Billy Gilkey; her siblings, Jimmy Perkins (Gloria) of Hot Springs, Abram Perkins, Sr. (Allene) of Pacific, Missouri and Jeanie Butler (Charles) of Richardson, Texas; her stepdaughter Shirley Presley of Little Rock, Arkansas; and her brother-in-law Herbert Gilkey of Elizabeth City. She was also cherished by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
