Charles Priest Perry, Iii

Charles Priest Perry III
Charles Priest Perry, III, 62, of Valdosta entered into rest on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Born in Gainesville, FL and living for several years in Melrose, FL, the family moved to Toccoa, GA where he earned All-State football honors, and went on to play collegiate football for Western Carolina University. He often stated that he learned everything he needed to know about football, and a lot about life, from his high school coach, Bobby Pate. He went on to graduate from the University of Georgia with a Landscape Architecture degree. He began work for the Greenville (SC) Planning Commission and later worked for Flour Daniel Construction Company for several years. The Perry's soon moved to Madison, Ga where he worked for Avado Brands before moving to Valdosta in 2001 to work for Ambling Companies where he worked until the current time. At Ambling he began as President of Construction, then moving to serve as Chief Operating Officer and was currently the Managing Partner of Ambling University Development Group, LLC. Charles was an accomplished business man and took pride throughout his career to learn from the best and pass along knowledge by mentoring team members and individuals he managed. He achieved great success in business by applying lessons learned by growing up on a farm. Charles was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and was first and foremost a man of God and has certainly been welcomed into heaven to rejoice with our lord and savior, Jesus Christ. Charles was an outstanding family man. He loved his wife and children dearly. He took time to impart the countless lessons he'd learned through his life onto them.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Terry Fillers Perry, of Valdosta; a son Charles Priest Perry IV and his wife Lily, of Augusta; a son Emra Benjamin (Ben) Perry of Jacksonville, FL; a daughter Emily Perry Guerrero and her husband Jon Paul of Montgomery, AL. He is also survived by his mother, Emma Jean Perry of Melrose, FL, brother and sister in law Joe & Janet Perry also of Melrose, FL; 8 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Charles was preceded in death by his father, Charles Priest Perry Jr. and a sister, Cathy Perry Whitworth.
A memorial service for Mr. Perry will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Crossroads Baptist Church. Dr. Ken Alford and Rev. Ross Cook will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Community Foundation of South Georgia, Ref: "AUDG: The Perry Project." P.O. Box 2654 Thomasville, GA 31799 Attn: David Carlton; or Crossroads Baptist Church, Ref: "CBC Youth Ministry Designated Fund" at 3001 Country Club Dr., Valdosta, GA 31602. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. McLane Funeral and Cremation Services.


Funeral Home:
Carson McLane Funeral Home
2215 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA
US 31602