Services for Bennie “Bo Pete” Perkins Jr., of Bogue Chitto, are11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in BogueChitto with burial in the church cemetery. Cook’s EnterpriseFuneral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Rev. James Dixonwill officiate.

Visitation is Monday from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Perkins, 77, died Aug. 7, 2008, at Haven Hall Health CareCenter in Brookhaven. He was born in Lincoln County on Oct. 7, 1930to Bennie Perkins Sr. and Cassie Reed-Perkins.

He was retired from Croft Metals and was self-employed. He was amember of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Letha AnnPerkins, and a sister, Thelma Lee.

Survivors are his sons, Hebert Perkins Sr., Frederick PerkinsSr. and Randy Perkins and wife, Ruth, all of Bogue Chitto; hisdaughters, Amateen Isaac and husband, William, of McComb, IrmaAndrews, of Bogue Chitto, and Gloria Brown and husband, Jesse, ofMcComb; his two adopted daughters, Nanny Caston, of Nashville,Tenn., and Mary Caston, of Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Joyceln Cook,of Brookhaven; his 18 grandchildren; his 38 great-grandchildren; anephew, Earl Lee, of McComb; a special friend, Helen Pierce, ofBrookhaven; and a host of other relatives, church family and dearfriends.