Joyce P. Perry

1930 - 2002  (71 years)

• Name	Joyce P. Perry
  Born	4 Sep 1930	Camas County, Idaho
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Manard, Camas County, Idaho   [1]
  Died	3 Feb 2002	Pocatello, Idaho   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I4071	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John Alfonso Perry,   b. 6 Aug 1890, Portugal ,   d. 16 Aug 1973  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Cordie Ellen "Cordie" Reagan,   b. 7 Jun 1896, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Oct 1976  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F1554	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Max Gratzer
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Steve Gratzer   2. Dennis Gratzer   3. Diane Gratzer
  Family ID	F177825	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Erv Howie
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. John Howie,   d. Bef 3 Feb 2002
  Family ID	F177826	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Dee Collins
  Divorced	Abt 1975
  Children	1. Shane Collins
  Family ID	F177815	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 39. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 162.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Joyce P Perry Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Manard Election Precinct, Camas, Idaho, United States Sex: Female Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Idaho Birth Year (Estimated): 1931 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John A Perry Head Male 49 Portugal Cordie E Perry Wife Female 43 Tennessee Floyd B Perry Son Male 17 Idaho Dee D Perry Son Male 14 Idaho Joyce P Perry Daughter Female 9 Idaho [S142] Newspaper Article, Idaho State Journal (Pocatello, ID), 29 Sep 2005. Floyd B. Perry obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Times News (Twin Falls, ID), 7 Feb 2002. Joyce P. Collins 71, passed away February 3, 2002, at a local long term care center in Pocatello, Idaho. She was born September 4, 1930, in Camas Prairie, Idaho to John and Cordie Ellen Reagan Perry. She attended grade school at Fairfield until moving to Wendell, Idaho where she graduated from Wendell High School in 1948. She resided both in Wendell and Pocatello, choosing Pocatello to be her home for the last 27 years. She married Max Gratzer and together they had three children, Steve, Dennis, and Diane. They were later divorced. She married Erv Howie and they had one son, John. They later divorced. She married Dee Collins and they had a son, Shane and they later divorced. She has remained single since 1975. While living in Wendell, Idaho, she worked at Wendell Drug and the Souix Bee Honey Plant. After moving to Pocatello she went to work for the U.S. Postal Service, serving the Pocatello area for almost 20 years and retiring in 1996. Joyce had many good friends in both Wendell and Pocatello. She really enjoyed playing cards and various outdoor activities. She also past her time by doing many crossword puzzles. The family would like to give special thanks to Erv Howie for being a friend in Joyce 's later years. She is survived by her children; Steve Gratzer, Blackfoot, ID, Dennis Gratzer, Pocatello, ID, Diane Mink, Shane Collins, both of Wendell, ID; a brother, Floyd Perry, Pocatello, ID; and 7 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, John Howie, her parents, John and Cordie Perry, brothers, Dale and Dee Perry, and a sister, Elaine Dixon. Per Joyce 's request there will not be any public service. Arrangements are under the direction of Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 S. 4th Ave., Pocatello.