Lisa Perkins

Lisa Fae O'Dell Perkins, 47 of Diana, peacefully left this world and went to meet her Lord Jesus on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at her home with her family by her side.  She was born April 22, 1965 in Cowen to William Richard "Bill" and Sondra Fae Tracy O'Dell, was a lifelong resident of Webster County, and Christian by faith.  She loved life, her Lord Jesus, family gatherings, reading, raising flowers, collecting and polishing rocks, and looking for arrowheads.

She participated in the American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program, was guest speaker at the Huntington Country Club under the direction of Dr. Gerard Oakley to inspire women with breast and cervical cancer, and was volunteer speaker at Days Inn in Flatwoods for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program.  She was an inspiration to many people and will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

Lisa is survived by her husband Ivan M. Perkins of Diana; son Matt and wife Cara Perkins of Diana; her dad Bill O'Dell of Webster Springs; sisters Karen (Mike) Hamrick of Webster Springs, Sondra Dawn (Ed) Clevenger of Buckhannon, and Betsy (Rob) Armentrout of Diana; mother-in-law Shelva Jean Perkins; brother-in-law Alan (Anita) Perkins; nieces and nephews Jacklin Mikel Hamrick, Sabrina Palmer, Sarah Herron, Marty and Seth Clevenger, Bryson, Bethany, and Isaiah Clevenger, Christian, Cole, and Collin Armentrout, and Brandon Perkins; and great-nephews Triton Herron and Blade Palmer.  She was preceded in death by her mother Sondra O'Dell, sister Tammy Clevenger, and father-in-law Romeo Perkins.

Friends may join the family to remember Lisa on Friday, September 21, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Dodd & Reed Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life Services will be held on Saturday at 1:00 PM at the Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Perkins Family Cemetery, Wrack Run Road, Diana.