Mr. Perry was a member of South Rosemary Baptist Church and a member of the Amvets.  He served in the U. S. Army.  He loved his family, loved cooking chickens, making his BBQ sauce, and working with the church and the Amvets.  Roy also loved his cats.

He was born July 28, 1945, to the late Rudolph Wayne Perry and Esther Marie Hobbs Perry.

He is survived by his wife, Alice L. Perry;  a step-son: Randy Turner, Jr. and wife, Michelle; a step-daughter, Glenda Browder and husband, Gary, of Roanoke Rapids; a brother: Lemuel Perry and wife, Lisa, of Stantonsburg; a sister: Mary Barnhill and husband, Billy, of Stantonsburg; his grandchildren: Robbie, Randall and JessieTurner, Doniphan Browder and wife Erica, and Travis Browder; great-grandchildren: Caleb, Morgan, Natalie Browder.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 8, at South Rosemary Baptist Church at 1:00 P.M. conducted by Rev. Jimmy King.  Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Sunday evening, February 7, from 6 – 8  P.M. at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service and other times at the home.

Memorial gifts may be made to South Rosemary Baptist Church,  1837 Roanoke Avenue, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, 27870.

Online condolences may be made to www.hockadayfs.com.