Stephen Edward Perkins Stephen Edward Perkins passed away on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at the age of 70 in his home in Chandler. A viewing for Stephen will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Silver Creek Mortuary, located at 745 Paper Mill Road in Taylor, followed by a grave site service at 1 p.m. at the Clay Springs Cemetery. A few refreshments will be set out at the cemetery. Only four people will be allowed through the viewing at a time and social distancing will be practiced at the grave site. Stephen was born on July 28, 1950, in Snowflake to Andrew Myron “Perk” Perkins and Ida Nelle Perkins (Brewer). He is preceded in death by three siblings, Kimberly Brewer Perkins, Olive Diana Brewer and Jeanne Sharon Nix. He is survived by two siblings, Myron Ray (Tammy) Perkins of Taylor and Michael Kent Perkins of Glendale. Stephen was married to Patty Arnold for seven years and had two children, Stacy Lynn (Jeep) Bales of Estrella and Larry Ray Perkins of Phoenix. Stephen was then married to Clare Therese Beaufeaux for 39 years and had two children, Rebecca Clarice (Cody) McCoy of Chandler and Brenda Stephanie (Adam) Shalloo of West Springfield, Mass. Stephen has five grandsons, Michael Ross Kramer, Matthew Ross Kramer, Mark Ross Kramer, Noah James Shalloo and Vance Andrew McCoy. Silver Creek Mortuary handled arrangements.
