Submitted by: Dan Rich

Waylan Dewayne Perkins

May 21, 1975 - Jan. 5, 1997

South Bend Tribune 1/8/1997

Waylan Dewayne Perkins, 21, of West Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Ind., passed away at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997. He was born on May 21, 1975, in Chicago, Ill., to Beverly Perkins and Everett Monson. Coming from Chicago, he moved to South Bend in 1983. He attended Ivy Tech University, and was a former member of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago.

Leaving to cherish his memory are a daughter, Taji Perkins; his mother and stepfather, Beverly and Jonathan Esters, Sr., all of South Bend; his father, Everett Monson of Forrest City, Ark.; one sister, Lorraine Perkins; one brother, Jonathan Esters, Jr.; a maternal grandmother, Lorraine Perkins, and paternal grandfather, Jack Esters, all of South Bend; two aunts, Anna Gavin and Delores Spencer; four uncles, Ricky Perkins, Wesley Perkins, Greg Perkins and Charles Perkins, all of Chicago; a special friend, Crystal Easton of South Bend; and a host of relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Wesley Perkins; paternal grandmother, Dorothy Esters; one aunt, Ruth Wilkerson; and two uncles, Douglas Perkins and Richard Perkins.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Alford's Mortuary with burial following at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the mortuary.

Alford's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.