Lyla NUNN

Lyla NUNN

Female 1924 - 2015  (91 years)


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  • Name Lyla NUNN 
    Birth 8 Apr 1924  Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _FGRAVE 149562917 
    Death 13 Oct 2015  Niagara, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2015

    Notes 
    • Lyla Perkins, 91, of Niagara, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015, at her home.
      She was born April 8, 1924, in Ipswich, Australia, daughter of the late William and Emily (Chandler) Nunn.
      Lyla grew up and graduated from high school in Australia.
      She married Lester Perkins on February 24, 1945, in Ipswich, Australia; he preceded her in death on July 18, 2010.
      Lyla and Lester started a family in Lower Michigan and moved to Niagara in 1965.
      They enjoyed traveling back to Australia and being in the outdoors.
      She enjoyed spending time with her friends and loved playing bingo.
      She is survived by two sons, Allen (Julia) Perkins, Berkeley, Calif. and Otis (Ginger) Perkins, Blountsville, Ala.; one daughter, Carla (Warren) Towns, Niagara; six grandchildren, Calvin Towns, Philip Towns, Austin and Cole Perkins and Alex and Claire Perkins and three great-grandchildren, Josie, Lizzy and Kiera.
      In addition to her parents and husband, Lester, she was preceded in death by one brother, Everard Nunn and one sister, Patsy Frasier.
      In accordance with Lyla?s wishes private Graveside Services will be held. Burial will be in Niagara Cemetery, Niagara.
      The family has chosen the Jacobs Funeral Home, Niagara to honor Lyla?s Legacy of Life.
      You may light a candle in remembrance of Lyla or leave a condolence for her family online at www.JacobsFuneralHomes.com
      http://www.jacobsfuneralhomes.com/book-of-memories/2196896/Perkins-Lyla/obituary.php?Printable=true

    Person ID I477  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

    Father William Everard NUNN,   b. 21 Oct 1897, Dinmore, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1979, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Emily CHANDLER,   b. 27 Sep 1900, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1965, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 7 Dec 1918  All Saints, Booval, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
      Marriage registration: William Everett Nunn Marriage date: 07/12/1918 Spouse's name: Emily Chandler Registration details: 1918/C/2946


      From marriage cert: Emily the daughter of Alfred Chandler and Matilda Magdalena Lindemann Witnesses were John James Michael Maxwell and J P . Fredericksen
      All Saints Church, Booval, Ipswich, Queensland.
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lester Gerald PERKINS,   b. 12 Dec 1918, North Chicago, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 2010, Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1945  Silkstone Methodist Church, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • PERKINS--NUNN.-On February 24, at the Silkstone Methodist Church, by Rev. W.T.Phillips, Lily, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Nunn, Station-road, Silkstone, to Lester Gerald, only son of Mrs E. Perkins, and the late Mr. A. Perkins, of Niagara, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
      Family Notices. (1945, March 6). Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 6 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114625103

    Children 
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    Family ID F269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2025 

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