Linda Waller DeFord Perry Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Linda Waller DeFord Perry (Knoxville, Tennessee), who passed away on May 19, 2025 at the age of 81. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Linda Waller DeFord Perry to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bernard Waller and Thelma Brewer Ward; her stepfather Fred T. Ward; her brother David Richard Waller; and her niece Rhonda Waller Ebrel.
She is survived by: her children, Robert David Petty (Christy) and Lisa Petty Frazier (Chuck); her grandchildren, Robert Dillan Petty (Hannah), Deonna Frazier and Savanah Frazier Sommerfeld (Jonathan); her great grandchildren, Kali Hardwick and Axle Sommerfeld; her stepson Johnny Perry; and her close friends, Eddie Harper (FL), Lanita McNeil, Mickey Shelton, Bill Black, Donna Burkett (FL), Sara Stallsworth Bakin, Becky Crisp, Leanne, Mary Etta O'Day, Mary Bowling, Steve Zener (CA), Grant Austin (GA), Carmen Scarbrough Goodman (TX), Tommy Swabe, Kellese Keyu (TX), Gloria Casey (CA), Ed and Genoa Atwood (SC). She is also survived by other step-children and step-grandchildren.
