Agnes (Black) Perkins was born in Jeanerette, LA on March 13, 1919 to the late Mrs. Anna W. Coleman.  She attended Charlton Pollard High School in Beaumont, TX.  She was a former member of the McKinley Avenue Baptist Church before uniting with the First Sixth Street Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. Ransom Howard.  She was a faithful member of the Willing Workers Circle and a member of the Berean Bible Prayer Band.  She was a member of the Silver Moon Social Club of Beaumont and a United States Army Veteran.

   She leaves to mourn her sister Daisy Mae Watherwall; her loving god daughters, Mirika Hill and Angela Hill; her niece Earline Wagner and Geraldine Warner; a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews; cousins, other relatives and friends.

   Funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2011 at Gabriel Funeral Home Chapel with a visitation from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.  Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Beaumont, TX under the direction of Gabriel Funeral Home.