Perkinson, David

Mr. Perkinson died Saturday, January 8, 2011. Born in Hartsville, SC, he was a proud graduate of the class of 1971 of Hartsville High School and loved the Red Foxes. He was a fireman with the City of Hartsville Fire Department for many years. He enjoyed NASCAR and worked at the Darlington Race Track and the Florence Motor Speedway. Surviving are his wife, Diane Arsenault Perkinson of Hartsville, SC; sons, Keith Allen of Fitchburg, MA, Michael Allen of Fitzwilliam, NH, Donald Smith of Hartsville, SC, Curtis Smith of Hartsville, SC; sisters, Linda (Von) Johnson of Hartsville, SC, Debbie (Carl) Moore of Hartsville, SC, Becky (Mark) Daniel of Hartsville, SC, Lisa (Chris) Sims of Hartsville, SC; brother, Jim (Pam) Perkinson of Hartsville, SC; 7 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, James L. Perkinson, and his grandmother, Ruth S. Perkinson, who raised him. The Rev. Jeff Gardner will officiate with burial in Westview Memorial Park Cemetery directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Monday, January 10, 2011 from 12 – 1 p.m. at the church. Funeral services for David Ray Perkinson, 58, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2011 at Gum Branch Baptist Church.