Merrill Gilford Perkins Obituary
In loving memory of Merrill Gilford Perkins (Concord, North Carolina), born in Salem, Massachusetts, who departed this world on February 13, 2026 at the age of 91. Merrill leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Merrill farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Merrill is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Alton Perkins and Thelma Perkins; and his significant other Virginia Perkins. He is survived by: his daughters, Dawn Hoppes (Tony) and Cheryl Skerlak (Frank); his grandchildren, Elizabeth Dean (Hoppes), Austin Skerlak (Stephanie) and Carly Marshall (Max); and his great grandchildren, Payton Hoppes and Finley Marshall.
