Margaret Leola (Wood) Perkins

When my earthly life is over, I have aways wondered what my journey to my new home would be like. Don’t worry about me, because my Heavenly Father was there to guide me home. My life on earth was beautiful; for as long as it lasted, but the journey of my life has come to an end after eighty- five years. God promised all mankind three scores and ten. He gave me fifteen additional years because of my strength and dedication to helping others. Please find comfort in knowing that I had a great life, so there aren’t any regrets. Bible tells us that to be absent from the body is to be in the presence of the Lord. In my heart, you’ll always be a part of me. Rejoice because a er my long earthly journey, I have finally reached this place of peace, where there is no fear.

Margaret Leola Perkins was born on March 29, 1939, to Deacon Spencer “Sonny” Wood and Beatrice Wood in Meherrin, Virginia. She attended the Public School System in Virginia and graduated from R. R. Moton High School in Price Edward County, Virginia. A er graduating from high school and searching for a better life, she relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey and continued her education at Roger Spencer Business College in Jersey City, New Jersey. 

Margaret accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized at Forest Baptist Church, Meherrin, Virginia at an early age. A er relocating to New Jersey, she joined Hopewell Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey. Upon moving to Estill, South Carolina, she became united with First Thankful Fillybranch Baptist Church, Estill, SC where she served as a Deaconess. 

Margaret Leola Wood was united in holy matrimony with James K. Perkins in Jersey City, New Jersey. Their union was blessed with five children: Carlton Jerome Perkins (Alicia), Vincent Alexander Perkins, Ronald K. Perkins, Vermon Spencer Perkins and James Perkins, Jr. (Teriyaki). 

In her leisure, she enjoyed cooking and spending time with family and friends. She was employed and retired from Hampton County School District #2 a er dedicating her life and cooking skills to the district’s children as their cafeteria manager. Margaret was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star #285, Estill, SC. 

Margaret lived a full life, but God saw that she was tired and the hills were too hard to climb. He gently closed her eyes. She quietly succumbed to the Lord on August 6, 2024. She was preceded in life by her parents; sons, Vernon Spencer Perkins and Ronald K. Perkins; brother, Reverend James Rufus Wood; sisters, Dorothy Gatling and Jean Marie McKay; niece, Revonda Wood; and brother in-law, McCollier Wallace. 

Margaret leaves to cherish her memories: her devoted loving and caring husband, James K. Perkins, Sr.; three sons, Carlton Jerome (Alicia) Perkins, Vincent Alexander Perkins and James (Teriyaki) Perkins, Jr.; sister, Florence (Herbert) Ayers; nephews, James Fitzgerald Wood and Sherwin Wood; ; grandchildren, Jasmine Perkins, Carlnesa Perkins, Neke Bryant, Vaticia Sanders, Vaticea Hutchinson, Vesha Gadson, Jalmel Duncan, Kavis Duncan, Dennis Frazier, Nile Gordon, Anthony Perkins, Jasmine Perkins, Vincent Perkins, Jr., Malcolm Brown, Morgan Perkins, Angelica Webb, Ronald Webb, Michael Turner, Imani Brown, James Kaiser Perkins III, Kimberly Ann Perkins; plus a host of great-grandchildren; nieces, Marie Colbert and Monica Gatling, Richardine Wallace-Scott; great nieces and nephews, loving cousins, other family and friends, and her beloved church family and the Estill, SC community.

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