Ms. Olaray Perkins

February 26, 1932 - June 4, 2019

****NOTE: PLEASE SEE VISITATION & FUNERAL SERVICE LOCATION WILL BE AT MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 120 Roberson Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 ***Note: Visitation and Funeral Service Times & Location Listed Below***Full Obituary will be available soon****Full Obituary is below*** Olaray Perkins, also lovingly known as “Ray” went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 4, 2019. She was born in February 26, 1932 the daughter Tommie and Willie Mae Young in Oceola, AR. She moved to Chicago, IL and then relocated to Kalamazoo, MI in the 1960’s. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior and became a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, MI and later became a member of Second Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. M.W. Wright. She loved children and was a dedicated child care provider for many years. She enjoyed working with children very much and would volunteer to assist anyone with a childcare need. As a grandmother, she enjoyed spending time and pouring into her grandchildren and great grandchildren with her time and wisdom. She loved watching soap operas and enjoyed listening to music especially the blues. She was a person who never held a grudge against anyone and was very forgiving. She enjoyed life to its fullest and never took anything for granted. She was a giving and nurturing woman who would do things for her family and friends without being asked to. She will truly be missed by her children as well as her grandchildren and extended family. She is preceded in death by her parents; her grandson, William A.P. Brown II; 3 brothers, Jimmie Charles Reese, Robert Louis Young and Tommy (aka Tommie “TJ”) Young Jr.; and four sisters, Aslene Cash, Margaret Couvillion, Lurita Green and Gwendolyn Johnson. She leaves to cherish her memory: her son, Charles (Laurie) Perkins; a daughter, Margaret (Darnell) Perkins; 9 grandchildren, Tamia Perkins, Charles Perkins IV; Marcus Perkins and Myeisha Prewitt and Ieisha Prewitt; Ava Perkins; Antaneisha Fox and Ondrea Hughes; 7 great grandchildren, Serenity, Marcus Jr., Devante, Emiliano, Analeah, Jaziya and Azad; and a host of nieces and nephews other relatives friends.