Alvin 'Joe' Eugene Perkins

Alvin 'Joe' Eugene Perkins, 71, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

A resident of Gurnee, Illinois, he was born on May 18, 1951 in Florence, Alabama to the late Jones and Odessa Perkins.

Remaining to cherish their love story, a loving and devoted wife, Sandra Stanley Perkins; Treasured children Dr’s Ashley Settles and Allison Settles and Pastor and Chaplain Thomas (Avita) Settles; beloved grandchildren Mycah, T. Colin, Timothy, and Titus; beloved sister Eartha Perkins of Flint, MI; Ronnie Warren of Rockledge, FL; sister in law Sheila (Donald) Abernathy; Aunts Dorothy Hill of Florence, AL and Vinnie Amlet of North Chicago, IL; Robert Crittendon (Jackie) cousin as close as a brother; a host of other relatives and friends including devoted nephew Sam White.

Services will be held at New Beginnings Ministries, 101 S. Beck Rd., Lindenhurst, IL 60046 on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. The visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Perkins will be flown to his birth state of Alabama for a second service that will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2022 in the Chapel of Grace Memorial Funeral Home, 501 Broad Street, Sheffield, AL 35660. A private burial at Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens will follow in Florence, AL.

The Family had entrusted the funeral arrangements to Warren Funeral Home, 1475 N. Cemetery Rd., Gurnee, IL 60031