Obituary of Thomas Ralph Perdue

Thomas Ralph Perdue, 80 of Moneta, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at  Runk & Pratt Nursing Home.  He was born on Monday, November 10, 1939  in Bedford County, a son of the late Charles Thomas Perdue and Maggie Alice Harris Perdue.  He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ernest Perdue.

He was a retired pipe fitter, was a member of  Diamond Hill Baptist Church and a U. S. Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Rachel Burnette Perdue; his daughters, Alice Miller & husband, Med, Cathy Green & husband, Jerry, Laura Hall & husband, Richard; his grandchildren, Zachary Freeman, Seaman Recruit Jarrett "Isaac" Freeman, Colton Hall; his sister, Brenda Meadows & husband, Terry; his brother, Danny Dunlap & wife, Jeri and a special friend, Bill Sharman.  

The family requests those wishing to make memorials to consider the Alzheimers Association, 3831 Old Forest Road, Suite 7, Lynchburg, VA 24504 or Diamond Hill Baptist Church, 3541 Horseshoe Bend Road, Moneta, VA 24121.

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Diamond Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Monroe Baldwin and Rev. Rick Barton officiating.  Interment, with military honors will follow in Diamond Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 4 until 7 PM on Friday at Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bedford.