Sidney R. Perry III

May 19, 2018

Sidney R. Perry III, 83, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, at home surrounded by his family.

Sidney was born and raised in Sarasota, FL. He graduated from McCallie Military School, Chattanooga, TN in 1953. He then attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated with a BA degree in 1957. Sidney’s grandfather graduated from VMI in 1892 and his father in 1926.

Sidney served in the US Army 4th Armored Division, 22nd Artillery and was stationed in Germany from 1958-1959.

Sidney retired from the Monsanto Corporation, Pensacola, FL in 1991 with 35 years of service.

Sidney enjoyed clog dancing with his wife in the Sunshine Cloggers Club; spending time at Lake Burton, GA and in the country at the farm in Darlington, FL. He was also an avid reader of history and western books. Nothing gave him more pleasure than to spend time with family and friends.

Sidney is preceded in death by his parents Sidney R. Perry Jr and Mary Anne Haley Perry and son Adrian Lee Jacobs.

Left to cherish his memory include his wife of 54 years Madge M. Perry; his children, Sidney R. Perry IV (Marie), Gregory Jacobs (Josephine), Teresa Freeman (Tom) and Michele Lee Jacobs; his grandchildren, Ashley Roman (Jonathon), Luke Perry and Lindsey Perry; his great grandchildren Lawson and Greyson and his two furry friends, Duke and Roo. Sidney also leaves behind one brother, Allen G. Perry (Glenda) and two sisters, Jeanne League (Bob) and Joanne Anthony.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Obituaries