YOUNGSTOWN—Services will be held on Saturday, 1pm at the McCauley Funeral Home for Emmett T. Perkins, II., 75, who passed away Tuesday morning at his residence with his family at his side.
Mr. Perkins was born on March 8, 1938 in Weston, West Virginia a son of Emmett Sr. and Charlotte Jefferson Perkins. He came to the Mahoning Valley as a teenager.
Emmett was a self -employed truck driver, attended Campbell Memorial High School and served in the military for four years as a member of the United States Air Force and was discharged in 1959
Blessed with a wonderful singing voice, Emmett was an original member of the The Edsels, a Doo Wop group from Campbell, Ohio. , who had the hit Rama Lama Ding Dong. Later in life, he performed with a band called Reflex. He also enjoyed fishing, playing poker and especially loved being with his family.
He is survived by his wife, the former Carol Haffa Mate whom he married on July 3, 1970; sons: Daniel Mate; John Mate; Lawrence (Dawn) Mate; Emmett T. Perkins III all of Youngstown; Damon (Rose) Perkins of Savannah, Ga. and daughter Robyn (Michael) Carter also of Youngstown; 21 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; sisters: Rita Lenoir of  El Cajon, Calif.; Margaret (Julius) Zeigler of Youngstown; Charlotte Williams of Campbell; Linda (Kelly) Ballard of Youngstown and brothers: Joseph (DeeDee) Perkins of Niles and Charles Perkins of California.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Mary Miller, a brother and sister -in-law Robert and Carol Perkins, an infant brother Ross David Perkins and an infant son David William Mate.
The family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday at the funeral home from 11am to 1pm prior to the service.
To express thoughts and condolences please visit our website at www.mccauleyfuneral.com
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